1 hr 4 min
E41. Free Our Own Minds - with Donté Clark, Poet Taking Off The Mask
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- Health & Fitness
Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Donté Clark. After watching and being moved by Donté’s poetry, Ashanti invited him on the podcast. What follows is a conversation about compassion, emancipation, and overcoming the “400-year head start” that the Black community has been up against for generations.
(1:30) Ashanti’s introduction.
(5:30) Donté introduces himself, his work, his interest, and his attitude as a lifelong learner.
(7:20) Ashanti shares the front of his mask - funny, serious, hard-working, caring. Donté shares the front of his mask - smiling, positive, quiet, thoughtful, talking/singing to self.
(9:45) Donté and Ashanti both smile frequently, and they reflect on their different reasons why.
(14:40) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - fear of failure, sadness, brother’s mental health. He shares some deepening concerns about his brother, who has schizophrenia. This prompts a powerful memory in Donté, who recalls trying to help a man who appeared to be going through some tough times and was being confronted by people on the street.
(26:03) Donté shares the back of his mask - tears, anger, a reader, thoughtful, goofy, playful, prayerful, meditative. He shares how he gets angry, and the tears it brings to his eyes when he reflects on the lack of compassion he sees in the community.
(32:00) Ashanti shares how Donté’s poetry conjures up many thoughts about what needs to be done in our country and our communities. Donté emphasizes the work and organizing that need to be done, beyond just voting, to make up for the “400-year head start” that the Black community is up against.
(45:55) Ashanti and Donté discuss the untapped potential inside of our youth, and the need to “emancipate yourself from mental slavery.”
(59:30) Donté shares his current projects and where you can find him.
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Connect with Donté Clark:
Instagram: instagram.com/donblak
Facebook: facebook.com/josiah.james.1257
Purchase Donté’s Book, “Close Caskets”: bit.ly/3cu8YBP
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Create your own mask anonymously at www.100kmasks.com
If you are interested in being on the Face to Face podcast, email us at everforwardclub@gmail.com
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Connect with Ashanti Branch:
Instagram: instagram.com/branchspeaks
Facebook: facebook.com/BranchSpeaks
Twitter: twitter.com/BranchSpeaks
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch
Website: branchspeaks.com
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Send in a voice message:
anchor.fm/branch-speaks/message
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Connect with Ever Forward Club:
Instagram: instagram.com/everforward
Facebook: facebook.com/everforwardclub
Twitter: twitter.com/everforwardclub
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support
Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Donté Clark. After watching and being moved by Donté’s poetry, Ashanti invited him on the podcast. What follows is a conversation about compassion, emancipation, and overcoming the “400-year head start” that the Black community has been up against for generations.
(1:30) Ashanti’s introduction.
(5:30) Donté introduces himself, his work, his interest, and his attitude as a lifelong learner.
(7:20) Ashanti shares the front of his mask - funny, serious, hard-working, caring. Donté shares the front of his mask - smiling, positive, quiet, thoughtful, talking/singing to self.
(9:45) Donté and Ashanti both smile frequently, and they reflect on their different reasons why.
(14:40) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - fear of failure, sadness, brother’s mental health. He shares some deepening concerns about his brother, who has schizophrenia. This prompts a powerful memory in Donté, who recalls trying to help a man who appeared to be going through some tough times and was being confronted by people on the street.
(26:03) Donté shares the back of his mask - tears, anger, a reader, thoughtful, goofy, playful, prayerful, meditative. He shares how he gets angry, and the tears it brings to his eyes when he reflects on the lack of compassion he sees in the community.
(32:00) Ashanti shares how Donté’s poetry conjures up many thoughts about what needs to be done in our country and our communities. Donté emphasizes the work and organizing that need to be done, beyond just voting, to make up for the “400-year head start” that the Black community is up against.
(45:55) Ashanti and Donté discuss the untapped potential inside of our youth, and the need to “emancipate yourself from mental slavery.”
(59:30) Donté shares his current projects and where you can find him.
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Connect with Donté Clark:
Instagram: instagram.com/donblak
Facebook: facebook.com/josiah.james.1257
Purchase Donté’s Book, “Close Caskets”: bit.ly/3cu8YBP
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Create your own mask anonymously at www.100kmasks.com
If you are interested in being on the Face to Face podcast, email us at everforwardclub@gmail.com
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Connect with Ashanti Branch:
Instagram: instagram.com/branchspeaks
Facebook: facebook.com/BranchSpeaks
Twitter: twitter.com/BranchSpeaks
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch
Website: branchspeaks.com
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Send in a voice message:
anchor.fm/branch-speaks/message
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Connect with Ever Forward Club:
Instagram: instagram.com/everforward
Facebook: facebook.com/everforwardclub
Twitter: twitter.com/everforwardclub
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support
1 hr 4 min