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iChangeTheNarrative Podcast
by iChangeTheNarrative
iChangeTheNarrative is a podcast FOR and ABOUT Black men inspiring, supporting, and empowering other Black Men and Black boys.
Episodes
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S7 Ep5 Black, Male, and Suicidal
According to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, young African American men commit suicide at more than three times the rate of African American women. The suicide rate for Black children ages 10 to 19 has risen 60% just over the past two decades, OUTPACING any other racial or ethnic...
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S7 Ep4 The Power of a Black Man's Prayer
There’s nothing as beautiful and as exciting as a Black man praying, for that is the place where his strength, his purpose, and his power is ultimately discovered. Join us this Saturday as we’re bringing an OG, Terrance Johnson, @thetxjohnson @terrance.x.johnson @TXJohnson into the conversation…
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S7 Ep3 Huddle Up
Most Black men live in the silence of their emotions and feelings. Black men: it's time to huddle up and prioritize YOU! Join our guests as we discuss matters of the Black man's heart. They'll be weighing in on everything from relationships, joys of rearing children, status, commitment,...
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S7 Ep2 Never Vent to a Black Woman
Taken from an X (Twitter) conversation that truly pained me as I read the comments as a Black woman. Join relationship coaches Fila Antwine, Tom Swoope, and Coach Paul Bryant as they begin to unpack and assist in UNDOING the narrative, NEVER VENT TO A BLACK WOMAN and other relationship advice....
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S7 Ep1 Nake & Unafraid: I Can't Read
According to a report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Black boys have the lowest reading scores of any racial or gender group. Black boys should be given every opportunity possible to develop literacy based skills and immerse themselves in the joys of reading. Therefore it's...
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S6 Ep10 Regulating Mental Health to Achieve Black Boy Joy
Join Winterford Mensah, therapeutic clinician of Minds In Motion Therapeutic Services LLC. and therapist Damon Avinger as we talk about holistic healing from head to toe, from the inside and out, nurturing the eight dimensions of wellness (physical, spiritual, social, intellectual,...
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S6 Ep9 What My Feet Reveal
While our eyes are believed to be the windows to our soul, OUR FEET are the windows to our OVERALL health. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED and EVERYTHING ON AND IN OUR BODIES MATTER!!! Tune in as we chat with Dr. Kevin E. Jefferson, DPM., about the importance and conditions of the Black man's feet.…
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S6 Ep8 Black, Male, and Acupuncture
Did you know that acupuncture in america was FIRST popularized by The Black Panther Party in the 1970s, and Tupac's stepfather, brother and Dr. Mutulu Shakur as it was not only focused on detoxing addicts but served as a form of self-care and health care for the community. Corey Brown, licensed...
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S6 Ep7 Unspeakable Hope from Pain to Purpose
We're chopping it up with Pittsburgh's 40 Under 40 and Forbes 30 Under 30 Leon Ford — police shooting survivor, mentor, activist, and author of the highly-awaited new book, Unspeakable Hope: Brutality, Forgiveness and Building A Better Future for My Son (May 9, 2023, Simon & Schuster). He leads...
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S6 Ep6 Lust, Mirrors, Romance
As a 5-year old boy had a seductive television encounter that changed his life. Tap in this Saturday as we chat with author, speaker, and mentor Victor Bell. We discuss how one encounter influenced a region in his mind leading to secrets in the dark... ONE arrest changed it all. Re-construct....
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S6 Ep5 Re-defining Co-Parenting
Shared parenting begins with understanding your value in the lives of YOUR children. When parents consider their co-parenting relationship as negative, child outcomes suffer. Join us for this vital conversation as our guests provide their experiences and expertise about what productive and…
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S6 Ep4 Make It Stretch
This is an exciting conversation! We're choppin' it up with Benjamin Atanga, founder of The Stretch Loft, as his special gift is helping individuals unwind and release stored energy and stored trauma the natural way... And that is through stretching... It's more important than you think....
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S6 Ep3 Help! I Sabotage Relationships
When it's not you, it's them BUT it's sucking the life out of you and everyone that's connected with that person... Know someone who consistently and historically sabotages friendships, familial, and romantic relationships? Let's chat about it! Join our guests as they break it down from a...
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iChangeTheNarrative's Weekday Pop-Up: Affirming You
Being a Black man comes with extra challenges. Coach Sherman Nelson Jr. @inanetpreacher7397 shares why it's vital to validate and affirm yourself and your feelings as a Black man. Re-construct. Re-write. Re-present. Subscribe to the official iChangeTheNarrative channel to stream our latest...
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S6 Ep2 Building Black Generational Wealth
It's often an uncomfortable conversation because quite frankly, many times we do not know where to begin. We're talking with Black make wealth builders about building and creating wealth for the NEXT generation and eliminating the wealth gap! There's plenty of hope for building Black wealth and…
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S6 Ep1 Dear Young Brother: Lessons in Black Manhood
Our guests help our Black younger brothers navigate Black manhood through sharing their personal discoveries. They provide strategies, tools, and lessons that they’ve walked through in order to elevate their futures! We’re bringing it back, new guests, with a fresh lens. Everyone has a story and...
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iChangeTheNarrative's Weekday Pop-Up: How to Identify and Counteract Negative Thoughts
With practice, we can develop the ability to replace negative thoughts with positive ideas. Mindset Coach, Jevon Wooden of Live Not Loathe blesses us with practical tid-bits on how to begin that process. Re-construct. Re-write. Re-present. Subscribe to the official iChangeTheNarrative YouTube...
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S5 Ep9 Let Talk: Self Confidence
There ain’t nothing like a Black man who is unapologetically confident about defining Blackness for himself and never ashamed to claim it in the company that he keeps. He’s confident in knowing that Black maleness is both hard work yet a challenging role in this world. Despite what he knows, he…
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Ep5 Ep8 I AM: Let Me Introduce Myself
Self-care does not stop in the bathroom. It comes in different forms and is a personal process. We're addressing the I AM, self-naming, the power and importance behind I AM, what begins to take place intrinsically and extrinsically, and how what we tell ourselves impacts on the mind. You don't…
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S5 Ep7 What the Health Part II
There are many reasons why some people may go vegan. Reasons may include a concern for the environment, passion for animal rights, or even spiritual reasons. But perhaps the biggest reason of all is for better health for the Black community. Through my research Black people are the…
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S5 Ep6 The Mask of Masculinity
Masculinity has always been a mask because it causes us to hide what we must heal from inside. Dr. Eddie Connor Jr. chats with us about his latest book, The Mask of Masculinity, and unveils how men can reclaim their identity, lead with their God-given authority, and love with vulnerability....
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S5 Ep5 What the Health
YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR WEALTH and the superfood, sea moss, is trending! Sea Moss is the ultimate superfood because it provides our bodies with 92 of the 102 essential minerals and nutrients that naturally occur in the body. Tap in with The Sea Moss Guy as he discusses the many aspects of health such...
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S5 Ep4 Resolving Childhood Trauma
Trauma has a lifelong negative impact upon victims’ physical and mental health and social functioning leading to major public health and social problems. For healing and repair to begin, we need honest acknowledgment, investigation, patience, and safe spaces. Join our guests as they help move…
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S5 Ep3 Calling Out Sick From America
NO CAP, BLACK MEN TRAVEL and NO DESTINATION IS OFF LIMITS! .Traveling while Black is a different kind of experience. We're choppin' it up with content creator and luxury travel and lifestyle influencer, Saint, about travel life abroad and how he has made a business out of it. Re-construct....
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S5 Ep2 Black Men, Pilates Spaces
Black men have the power to occupy, operate, and create in any sphere and space imagined! We chat with former social worker turned certified movement specialist, Martin Reid of Real Men Do Pilates about how he's made a difference in helping people feel better through #pilates and what REAL MEN...
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S5 Ep1 Dear Young Brother: Lessons in Black Manhood
Our guests help our Black younger brothers navigate Black manhood through sharing their personal discoveries. They provide strategies, tools, and lessons that they’ve walked through in order to elevate their futures! We’re bringing it back once again from a fresh lens. Everyone has a story and...
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S4 Ep9 Black. Male. SURVIVOR.
The longer we’re silent on the issue, the more likely the cycle will continue. The longer the silence, the deadlier the results. Oftentimes men's stories go unheard, and they are forced to suffer in shame. This time Black men are at the forefront of the conversation. And in healing, there is...
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S4 Ep8 Overlooked: Hormone D
Hormone D is important to the health of every system in the body, and people with darker skin do not get the recommended amount. iChangeTheNarrative welcomes internationally recognized, retired trauma surgeon, and medical pioneer, Dr. Leslie Matthews, who has devoted his life and spent $3.5…
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S4 Ep7 The Quit List
Is it serving YOU purpose or is it serving YOUR purpose? The Black man's quit list is a personal proclamation that identifies areas of the Black man's life where you stop doing things that do not lead to your success. If the Black man desires to thrive, then the Black man must embrace personal...
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S4 Ep6 Burn Out: Running On Empty
Burnout is not a new concept; we just have a new way of describing, or rather marketing, this particular anxiety at present. It impacts us all, but the stressors found in the lives of Black men make their experience unique. To overcome burnout, you need to know what it is, why it happens…
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S4 Ep5 Whatchu Holdin' Onto: Hoarding
PILES and CLUTTER tell a story. What looks to you as mayhem, is at times meaning and memory to them. What seems like danger and revolting heaps of junk to you, they find identity and belonging. STUFF is an extension of the body. STUFF doesn’t disappoint like people do. STUFF allows them control…
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S4 Ep4 Dear Young Brother: Lessons In Black Manhood
Our guests help our Black younger brothers navigate Black manhood through sharing their personal discoveries. They provide strategies, tools, and lessons that they’ve walked through in order to elevate their futures! We’re bringing it back once again from a fresh lens. Everyone has a story and...
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S4 Ep3 Black Love Stories
Our Black is important just like our Black love stories and Black lessons in love are important. Our guests, not guests--our families to the show, discuss love lessons and love stories, and reflect on how marriage has championed them into evolving into better Black men. Listen in as our Black men...
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S4 Ep2 Sound Off: Black Love Matters
The more people see normal Black couples in healthy relationships, the more these image become realistic, especially to Media. The power behind Black people loving one another in a society that only wants to Blacks torn down is great and could significantly change how black people interact with…
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S4 Ep1 Marriage In Black
We discuss the importance of Black marriages and why Black marriages matter. The conversation serves as inspiration for others to understand what is possible despite what is presented to us. Re-construct. Re-write. Re-present. Subscribe to the official iChangeTheNarrative YouTube Channel to…
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S3 Ep13 Black. Male. And Doula.
Josh Liston and Kelly Carrington discuss the critical need to dismantle stereotypes and the importance of showing up and protecting Black women BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the birthing process. Re-construct. Re-write. Re-present. Subscribe to the official iChangeTheNarrative YouTube Channel to…
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S3 Ep12 Inspiring the Masses: Time On His My Hands
He owns his own time and his time is of the essence. We sit down with Marcel Benson of Benson Watch Company, one of the first globally recognized Black owned watch brands in the United States and ranked near the top of 25 Watch Brands to Know in Town & Country Magazine. Join us as we talk about…
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S3 Ep11 PROLIFIC
Black Philanthropy is about embracing and preserving the beauty of Black culture and heritage. Economic equality and justice for Black communities are central to the struggle. This conversation highlights Black men who cause their communities to THRIVE with the sole purpose to PLANT. WATER. GROW....
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S3 Ep10 I Am...
What does it mean to live unapologetically as a Black man?! It means loving yourself, it’s self-realization, Black independence, & Black creativity and MORE. It’s not performance Blackness, but ALL DAY, EVERYDAY, NO MATTER WHERE, NO MATTER WHAT, BLACKNESS. I AM therefore I AM. Mind up!...
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S3 Ep9 A Statement of Identity
The entire month of November iCTN + SOSS are coming together for healthy conversations. IT'S A SOSS TAKEOVER! The construction of a Black man’s wardrobe is something of a serious nature. For Black men, fashion is much deeper than articles of clothing—it’s a statement of identity (past and…
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S3 Ep8 Grooming: Look Good For Yourself
The entire month of November iCTN + SOSS are coming together for healthy conversations. IT'S A SOSS TAKEOVER! Throughout the beauty and entertainment industry, the narrative surrounding black men has lacked a key component: black men and self-love. In this episode we're chopping it up about...
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S3 Ep7 Tears and the Pain Language
Nothing speaks louder than tears. Why are tears such a mysterious form of communication for Black men and at times misinterpreted? When is crying therapeutic and can it ever become self-destructive for the Black man? Our guests challenge our conventional attitudes toward tears and show us how...
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S3 Ep6 Restoring the Male Image
The Black man's image is defined by the blend of character, style, and sophistication. It is his heart, his purpose and God-given authority that most accurately reflects his true self. We chat with Dr. Alex Ellis as he breaks it down from the inside out with aims in repairing, rebuilding, and...
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S3 Ep5 Dear Young Brother: Lessons In Manhood
Our guests provide strategies, tools, and lessons that they’ve had to walk through in order to elevate their futures! We’re bringing it back. This time from a more fresher and newer lens. Everyone has a story and wisdom knows no limit! Re-construct. Re-write. Re-present. Subscribe to the official...
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S3 Ep4 Nose to Nose with Ezra-Lloyd Jackson
Black male perfumers DO EXIST! We go nose to nose with United Kingdom's creative perfumer, Ezra-Lloyd Jackson, as he talks to us about the perfume industry, creative process, and his opportunity to work on a fragrance for Ford. Does he desire to create spaces for other Black individuals?...
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S3 Ep3 As A Black Man Thinks So Is He
What you think and how you feel affects your emotions and impacts how you view life and how you live day by day. We act based on our emotions and feelings, and if you’re not okay, that could lead to destruction. What if you were shown different? Join our guests as they correct the assumptions,...
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S3 Ep2 Pass the Mic: Hip Hop Therapy
Music is understood to have a medicinal quality for both the creative and the listener. Hip Hop Therapy has proven to reduce depression and anxiety, improve emotional expression, expand communication and interpersonal skills, and potentially lift one’s self-esteem. In this conversation guests...
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S3 Ep1 Whole Black Men = Whole Black Families
We're challenging Black men to analyze their views on family, friendship, and identity. This conversation is about self-improvement and becoming a better version of self while striving to become whole. To strive towards wholeness requires unlearning and rethinking that which is unhealthy to the...
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S2 Ep7 Black Man(e)
Our guests discuss the importance of self-love, self-care, and self improvement, through simple acts of head to toe grooming and everything in between.
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S2 Ep6 Soled Out Converse-ations
What is the relationship between sneakers, Black males, and hip hop culture? We learned that each idea works together to uplift the other.
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