TheSafeSpace by Travis Chavez Travis Richards

Episode V: Gawd Damn Grief talks about what it means to be a person of color experiencing grief. How do we deal with it when it's something that can’t be taught? This episode is rather personal and rather important. As black men, we are conditioned to be tough, and in this safe space, I allowed myself to take ownership of my feelings, while sharing the space.  According to Berely MCCoy, Grief is that emotional state that just knocks you off your feet and comes over you like a wave. Today’s episode will feature Yahnitia Constant. Ms. Constant is a gamer, educator, and culture enthusiast. The Episode intends to bring awareness and educate people about the experience of black people dealing with grief and breaking the stereotype of suppressing emotions to cope with hard life loss.

Where we dish truth and talk big facts. The Safe Space is a space for the individual to tell their narratives as is and to be their authentic selves despite opinions from pop culture’s rhetoric. Episode IIII: The Sacred Space, focuses on the psychological nuances of existing in the African American population from the cultural lens of a Black Professional. Today’s episode will feature Dr. Y’Londa Mitchel is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (Missouri), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (Kentucky), National Board-Certified Counselor, and Registered Yoga Teacher Currently Dr. Mitchel works as a therapist at a federal hospital and Owner/Founder of Urban Ease Counseling & Wellness Collective where she provides therapy. Lastly, she works as a yoga instructor at Urban Ease Yoga. According to Being Black in Corporate America, 58% of Black professionals have experienced racial prejudice at work. The continued display of inequality, respect, and the effort to maintain a sense of belonging within predominantly white spaces continues to be an issue. The Episode’s intent is to bring awareness and educate people about the experience of Black professionals in the health industry and to expand upon the duality of existing in America.

The Safe Space is a space for the individual to tell their narratives as is and to be their authentic selves despite opinions from pop culture’s rhetoric. Episode III: The Other Kind of Blackness, focuses on the psychological nuances of existing in the African American population from the cultural lens of Black Caribbean Educators (who was once a student attending an American University).  Today’s episode will feature Daynah Charlow. Ms. Charlow is a Youth Site Coordinator in Tennessee. According to Jeanne Batalova and Miriam Fedblum of the 19 million students at U.S. colleges and universities in 2018, 28% were either first-generation immigration of or children of immigrants. With Black Immigrants enrolled into a Postsecondary Education program, the numbers prove that 76% of black immigrants are the third generation. With such high numbers in enrollment, one must address hidden nuances of the cultural exposure to this worldly concept of blackness. The Episode’s intent is to bring awareness and educate people about the black experience of Black Immigrants and to expand upon the duality of existing in America.

The Safe Space Episode II has officially arrived, and this time around we are talking about Body Dysmorphic Disorder within Black Men.

For those who don’t know, The Safe Space is a space for the individual to tell their narratives as is and to be their authentic selves despite opinions from pop culture’s rhetoric.

This second episode will feature Courtney Moyer and Charles King. The topic of discussion will be a well-swept under the table topic, Body Dysmorphic Disorder. According to Katherine Phillips, MD, BDD affects 1.7% to 2.9% of the general population –about 1 in 50 people. What this data is saying that more than 5 million people to nearly 10 million people in the United States alone have BDD. Now, which part of that percentage focus on black men in America? Data is scarce; however, this episode is used to specifically address the gap and bring several voices and representations of the prevalent issues that are normally mainstreamed.

The Safe Space Pod

Where we dish truth and talk big facts. The Safe Space is a space for individual to tell their narratives as is and to be their authentic selves despite opinions from pop culture’s rhetoric.

This week’s first episode will feature Bryce Moore and his intersectional leadership theory. As an intersectional leader, one has to explicitly acknowledge the multiplicative influences of marginalization centering race and gender, and across planes of identity. Unapologetically.

Episode I: And Just Like that, NotYourCis