You Da Man Don C. Sawyer III, Ph.D.
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- 社會與文化
This is a space for men to have meaningful and vulnerable conversations about our lived experiences. We’ll challenge one another. We’ll support one another. Most of all, we will love one another. I want every guest and listener to know they are seen, they are heard, and they matter. ✊🏾
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Vulnerability and Authenticity with Eric Rey
I sat down with an amazing brother who I recently met, Eric Rey. He’s an Afro Latino certified coach, musician, Qigong practitioner, and a provider of safe spaces for Black men to grow in their gifts and purpose. We discussed the importance of vulnerability and authentic connection with Black men, the importance of being present, and challenging ourselves to be better.
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Being Black on the Thin Blue Line with Dr. Kalfani Turé
I sat down with a good brother, my fraternity brother, Dr. Kalfani Turé. He’s a father, a professor, a public scholar, an activist, and a lover of Black people. In addition, he’s a former police officer and has an interesting take on policing in America. We discussed the impact of the void left in the absence of a father, the lessons of the Black barbershop, growing up in poverty, and policing and systemic racism.
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Survivor's Guilt, Pressures of Success, and Raising a Black Son with Daymyen T. Layne
I sat down with my boy, Daymyen. We met almost 20 years ago. He's a higher education administrator, DEI consultant, a business owner, and a new father. We discussed the male ego, survivor's guilt, fear of being placed on a pedestal, pressures of success, and fears that come along with raising a Black son.
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Black Manhood and the Erasure of the Black Queer Experience with Dr. Seth E. Davis
I sat down with my fraternity brother, Dr. Seth E. Davis. He's a scholar, an activist, a filmmaker, and an all-around dope human being. We discussed manhood and his experiences growing up as a cis-gender gay Black man, homophobia, and the erasure of the Black queer experience.
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Vulnerability and Removing the Mask with Yannae Kemp
I sat down with my homie, Jay Kemp...A Black man, a father, a health/fitness/spirituality coach, an educator, a community-engaged media producer, and an all-around dope human being. We discussed vulnerability as Black men, therapy, personal growth, and removing the masks that block our true essence.
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Relationships, Personal Growth, and Fatherhood with Ato David
I sit down with my man, Ato...an Afro-Caribbean Black man, a father, a husband, an engineer, and an all-around dope human being. We discuss relationships, personal growth, fatherhood, education, and entering the middle class.