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4 friends sit down and discuss life and how it is viewed through the mind of a black man. Opening up about topics about mental health, toxic masculinity, relationships, dealing with loss, and what is going on in the world is sometimes taboo for black males. So much so that you can be viewed as Less Of A Man.
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As we continue our discussion about Will Smith and Chris Rock we dive deeper to talk about all the different subjects this brings up. Are people mad at what Will Smith did or is it because he was protecting his wife who is a black woman? Do people just not like Jada? And what does society want a man to do and act when coming to the defense of his love one? Please let us know what you think and do you feel like Will was right or wrong?
After the slap heard around the world by Will Smith on Chris Rock the guys sit down and discuss the situation. Do we feel Will was wrong? Should he have handle it behind close doors? Was this a bad look for the Black community as a whole? Listen as the guys argue on where the line is being drawn from emotional outburst to standing up for yourself.
Listen as the guys discuss Deshaun Watson and his 22 cases of sexual misconduct. Is is easier for white people to paint a black man as a criminal? Do black people feel they have to defend other black people even when they feel they were wrong when it comes the the criticism of white people? How do you balance innocent before proven guilty and believe all woman?
Listen as the guys discuss the Ryan Coogler wrongful arrest and ask the question are Black people their own worse enemy with our profiling and discrimination of each other? If it was a white teller would ours' and Ryan's response to the situation be different?
Listen as the guys sit down and discuss everything that is going on with the world today and how it is effecting them mentally and emotionally. What do you do when you feel powerless from what is happening around you?
Listen as the guys discuss Russia's invasion on Ukraine and why its hard for Black people to feel the American pride. Do you think things will get worse and what does Putin really hope to gain?
Listen as the guys discuss Joe Rogan and his use of the N word. Is there ever a time where a white person can use it and after his apology should we cancel him? What do black people want the outcome of this situation to be?
Listen as we discuss the NFL and the hiring practices when it comes to minority head coaches and Brian Flores lawsuit. The guys also discuss their experience with cooperate America and the hiring issues and trying to move up in their fields.
Listen as the guys discuss Covid and Joe Rogen and the power of misinformation. With technology being a gift and a curse we need to figure out what information we can trust and what to do with people spreading misinformation.
With Covid running ramped around the world. Listen as Darrell talks about the loss of his grandmother which open the door to his relationship with his family. The guys talk about how issues in the past are now effecting them in the president. Identifying generational curses can be difficult but how to we acknowledge them and finally break them.
Listen as the guys discuss the Antonio Brown situation and the social media comments and whether Mental Health is something that we should always take seriously or is it becoming a scapegoat for people who don't want to deal with the consequences of their actions.
The guys sit down and talk about the Joe Biden administration and ask themselves is he doing enough to get black people to continue to come out and vote for him. They also discuss will our student loans be forgiving and even after Biden promises he will do it why hasn't it gotten done. Should black people trust in the political system and should we sit out the mid terms.
With the recruitment of Travis Hunter to Jackson State the guys sit down and discuss the backlash he is getting and is HBCUs truly a second rate institution compared the PWIs.
Listen as the guys set down and talk about relationships now and the roles men and woman play in them. They also discuss the overall feeling and anxiety being the head of the household and should that definition change.
Adult males have the fewest friends of any demographic. Listen as Darrell, Morge, and Hobson talk about the difficulty of making friends and why you should take the plunge to open yourself up.
The failures of Reconstruction. The destruction of Black Wall Street. The Jim Crow Era. These examples of suppression are woven into the fabric of the United States. The election season saw a record increase in voter turnout. In Georgia, voters elected Democrats Joe Biden, Jon Ossoff, and Raphael Warnock to serve as their U.S. President and Senators giving the Democrats full control of Congress.
False claims of voter fraud led to the enactment of voting laws that disproportionately impacted Georgia voters of color. Businesses and sporting organizations across the nation expressed their opposition, most notably with the cancellation of the 2021 MLB All-Star Game schedule to be hosted in Atlanta.
The less of a man crew discusses the changes in the Georgia voter laws and majors sports and athletes’ role in the social justice movement. The crew also ask if sports and entertainment truly serve as the black man’s momentary escape from his reality.
Four years after the explosion of the MeToo movement, it’s impact has gone far beyond the premise of powerful men losing their jobs. That power has been transferred to women who are no longer afraid to speak their truth. Now that the world’s patriarchal structure is showing cracks in its foundation, what becomes the role of black men in creating a more equitable society? How does the black man navigate these necessary changes while dealing with their own history of false allegations? How do we protect ourselves and still be allies of the movement? The less of the man crew dissects this topic using their own personal experiences, discussing the importance protecting our women and ways women can protect themselves.
There were 3,800 Anti-Asian hate crimes last year. The surge in Anti-Asian American hate crimes has the media calling for Black Americans to the movement while placing their own issues on the back burner. The Less of a Man Crew discusses whether the Black Community is obligated to become “the savor” or are our issues of far more importance to us. Listen to what the cast had to say.
We all have heard the saying that being Black in America means that we have to work twice as hard to get half as much as our white counterparts. Listen as the guys discuss do Black people have to be excellent all the time and how exhausting it is to be an example for the entire race no matter what they do. Whether its going to work or going to the grocery store Black people have to constantly monitor how they act, what they where, and what emotions they are aloud to show.
Every family has a place where it was torn open, leaving a scar, once a wound that has since healed. Our scars are a roadmap of where have been and shape how we interact as adults. On this episode the crew welcomes special guest, Trae D. Johnson, the author of “Family Scars.” Listen as the Crew and guest dissect the book and Black family dynamic.
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