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On the latest episode of The Man Stash Podcast, Polo Pull discusses the continuing topic of Peace and the adversities that we may face using the concept of Water Under the Bridge. Your adversities are not what define you stashers, but they propel you to purpose through pain, pleasure, profit, or provision. Use your personal positivity to navigate your journey. Enjoy.

In the season opener of The Man Stash Podcast, Polo Pull discuss the elemental motion of peace and how we all can find it within our lives. Through the process of self awareness and accountability.

Season 4, Polo Pull focuses on Peace. Navigating through life and the obstacles that stand before it. Through current events, topics and discussion, Pull ventures into a state of Peace. Every Monday. 

Annnnndddd we're back!!! Season 4 opens up a journey of finding your peace. How a Black man or any or any can find his peace. From relationships, interpersonal, or how to navigate through life in order to maintain it. Polo Pull highlights key factors and components every Monday to establish peace in your life. Stay tuned.

Daniel Hale Williams pursued a pioneering career in medicine. An African American doctor, in 1891, Williams opened Provident Hospital, the first medical facility to have an interracial staff. He was also one of the first physicians to successfully complete pericardial surgery on a patient. Williams later became chief surgeon of the Freedmen’s Hospital. Citation Information Article Title Daniel Hale Williams Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/scientist/daniel-hale-williams Access Date March 1, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 7, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Mae C. Jemison is an American astronaut and physician who, on June 4, 1987, became the first African American woman to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program. On September 12, 1992, Jemison finally flew into space with six other astronauts aboard the Endeavour on mission STS47, becoming the first African American woman in space. In recognition of her accomplishments, Jemison has received several awards and honorary doctorates. Citation Information Article Title Mae C. Jemison Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/astronaut/mae-c-jemison Access Date March 1, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated February 17, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

James Baldwin was an essayist, playwright, novelist and voice of the American civil rights movement known for works including 'Notes of a Native Son,' 'The Fire Next Time' and 'Go Tell It on the Mountain.' Citation Information Article Title James Baldwin Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/writer/james-baldwin Access Date February 28, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated February 2, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

A major figure in the history of jazz music, Duke Ellington's career spanned more than half a century, during which time he composed thousands of songs for the stage, screen and contemporary songbook. He created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in Western music and continued to play what he called "American Music" until shortly before his death in 1974. Citation Information Article Title Duke Ellington Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/musician/duke-ellington Access Date February 28, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 7, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Shirley Chisholm became the first African American congresswoman in 1968. Four years later, she became the first major-party Black candidate to make a bid for the U.S. presidency. Citation Information Article Title Shirley Chisholm Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/political-figure/shirley-chisholm Access Date February 28, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated February 11, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Abolitionist Martin Robison Delany was both a physician and newspaper editor and became one of the most influential and successful anti-slavery activists of the 19th century. Citation Information Article Title Martin Robison Delany Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/martin-robison-delany Access Date February 28, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated August 25, 2020 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Benjamin Banneker was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer. Citation Information Article Title Benjamin Banneker Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/scientist/benjamin-banneker Access Date February 28, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 25, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Fannie Lou Hamer was an African American civil rights activist who led voting drives and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Citation Information Article Title Fannie Lou Hamer Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/fannie-lou-hamer Access Date February 23, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated June 19, 2020 Original Published Date April 1, 2014

Daisy Bates was an African American civil rights activist and newspaper publisher who documented the battle to end segregation in Arkansas. Citation Information Article Title Daisy Bates Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/daisy-bates Access Date February 23, 2021

Carter G. Woodson was the second African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard, after W.E.B.Du Bois. Known as the "Father of Black History," Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied extensively to establish Black History Month as a nationwide institution. He also wrote many historical works, including the 1933 book The Mis-Education of the Negro. Citation Information Article Title Carter G. Woodson Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/scholar/carter-g-woodson Access Date February 23, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 26, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Famed African American explorer Matthew Henson was hired by explorer Robert Edwin as his valet for expeditions. For more than two decades, they explored the Arctic, and on April 6, 1909, Peary, Henson and the rest of their team made history, becoming the first people to reach the North Pole. Citation Information Article Title Matthew Henson Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/explorer/matthew-henson Access Date February 23, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated August 20, 2020 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Marsha P. Johnson was an African American transgender women who was an LGBTQ rights activist and an outspoken advocate for trans people of color. Johnson spearheaded the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and along with Sylvia Rivera, she later established the Street Transvestite (now Transgender) Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group committed to helping homeless transgender youth in New York City. She was tragically found dead on July 6, 1992 at the age of 46. Her life has been celebrated in numerous books, documentaries and films. Citation Information Article Title Marsha P. Johnson Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/marsha-p-johnson Access Date February 28, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated June 25, 2020 Original Published Date December 14, 2017

Booker T. Washington was one of the foremost African American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Citation Information Article Title Booker T. Washington Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/booker-t-washington Access Date February 23, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 7, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Madam C.J. Walker created specialized hair products for African American hair care and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Citation Information Article Title Madam C.J. Walker Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/inventor/madam-cj-walker Access Date February 14, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated February 2, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth is best known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?" delivered at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851. Citation Information Article Title Sojourner Truth Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/sojourner-truth Access Date February 15, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 6, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to found and become integral in groups striving for African American justice. Citation Information Article Title Ida B. Wells Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/ida-b-wells Access Date February 13, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 6, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War. Citation Information Article Title Frederick Douglass Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/frederick-douglass Access Date February 13, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 5, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer who was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 1967. He was the first African American to hold the position and served for 24 years, until 1991. Marshall studied law at Howard University. As counsel to the NAACP, he utilized the judiciary to champion equality for African Americans. In 1954, he won the Brown v Board case, in which the Supreme Court ended racial segregation in public schools. Citation Information Article Title Thurgood Marshall Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/law-figure/thurgood-marshall Access Date February 11, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 11, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

George Washington Carver was born enslaved and went on to become one of the most prominent scientists and inventors of his time, as well as a teacher at the Tuskegee Institute. Carver devised over 100 products using one major crop — the peanut — including dyes, plastics and gasoline. Citation Information Article Title George Washington Carver Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/scientist/george-washington-carver Access Date February 10, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated February 4, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

As a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War, Tubman also helped the Union Army during the war, working as a spy among other roles. Widely known and well-respected while she was alive, Tubman became an American icon in the years after she died. A survey at the end of the 20th century named her as one of the most famous civilians in American history before the Civil War, third only to Betsy Ross and Paul Revere. She continues to inspire generations of Americans struggling for civil rights. When Tubman died, the city of Auburn commemorated her life with a plaque on the courthouse. Tubman was celebrated in many other ways throughout the nation in the 20th century. Dozens of schools were named in her honor, and both the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn and the Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge serve as monuments to her life. And this stashers is the beautiful and ever inspiring life of Harriet Tubman. Her life gives us a beacon to always continue to fight what is right, true and ever faithful but always do so with focusing on the importance of family, unity and comradery. Citation Information Article Title Harriet Tubman Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/harriet-tubman Access Date February 9, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 25, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Muhammad Ali was a boxer, philanthropist and social activist who is universally regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Ali became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 and the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1964. To find, learn and understand a quick listen in to the life and legacy of "The Greatest of All Time" check it out here on The Man Stash Minute. Citation Information Article Title Muhammad Ali Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/athlete/muhammad-ali Access Date February 8, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 21, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

On today's episode we are highlighting the great May Angelou. Maya Angelou was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman. Angelou received several honors throughout her career, including two NAACP Image Awards in the outstanding literary work (nonfiction) category, in 2005 and 2009. Citation Information Article Title Maya Angelou Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/writer/maya-angelou Access Date February 8, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated February 3, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Toussaint L’Ouverture was a former slave who rose to become the leader of the only successful slave revolt in modern history known as the Haitian Revolution. Notable References: McNally, D. (2018, January 18) Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743-1803). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/loverture-toussaint-1743-1803/

Dick Gregory was a pioneering comedian and civil rights activist who took on race with layered, nuanced humor during the turbulent 1960s. Listen here of his life, legacy and laughter through it all here at The Man Stash Minute! Enjoy! Citation Information Article Title Dick Gregory Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/performer/dick-gregory Access Date February 5, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated August 26, 2020 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Civil rights activist Medgar Evers served as the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi until his assassination in 1963. We highlight his life and legacy in honor of Black History Month!!!! Enjoy and Stay Tune!!!! References:  Article Title Medgar Evers Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/activist/medgar-evers Access Date February 4, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 14, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014

Zora Neale Hurston was an African American author, poet, anthropologist and filmmaker. She portrayed many of literature pieces through the racial struggles in the early 1900's. Most notably famous for her book "Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937). We take a look into her life and legacy as we celebrate yet another great figure within Black History. Tune In and enjoy!!!! 

Mansa Musa was the leader of Mali a West African empire which became the largest and richest empire in Africa under Mansa Musa. Mansa means emperor so Mansa Musa means Emperor Musa. He is believed to be the grandson of Sundiata, the founder of the dynasty. He captured the neighbouring kingdom of Songhai and elevated the city of Timbuktu to be an important trading center in North Africa. He is famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca, in 1325 he set out with 60,000 porters; 80 camels carrying 140 kg of gold each; and 6000 slaves clad in Persian silk. It is said that his lavish spending in the bazaars of Cairo flooded the market with so much gold that it depressed its value for 12 years. It was this flamboyant journey which awakened the world to the splendor and riches of Mali.  References https://junior.scholastic.com/issues/2018-19/091718/the-bling-king.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZQpT8cR8wZhm54bwjiVr5PR2VOBhL3A1GG_Ga5M3CITeAzKQlOZAIgJQ#1000L https://www.britannica.com/biography/Musa-I-of-Mali https://www.britannica.com/place/Timbuktu-Mali https://healthresearchfunding.org/10-major-accomplishments-of-mansa-musa/ http://www.africanecho.co.uk/africanechonews4-mar24.html https://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/cms/lib/NJ01001766/Centricity/Domain/635/Trade-Africa.pdf https://prezi.com/_vdlrxlsgwiz/mansa-musas-pilgrimage-to-mecca/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzBCl9kcdqc

In honor of Black History Month, I have dedicated the entire month of February to prominent figures, leaders, trailblazers, activist and heroes within the African American community. And today here on The Man Stash Minute I shall discuss the late and great Malcolm X.  Notable Books: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches, Malcolm X: The Last Speeches, Malcolm X on Afro-American History, By Means Necessary, The End of White World Supremacy, The Ballot or the Bullet, The Romance of the Book. Notable Speeches: Harlem Freedom Rally (1960); Queens College Speech (May 5, 1960); Bayard Rustin Debate (November, 1960); Eleanor Fischer interviews Malcolm X 
(1961); Harvard Law School Forum (March 24, 1961); Open Mind Roundtable (October 15, 1961); Malcolm X at Yale University (October 20, 1962); Twenty Million Black People in a Political, Economic, and Mental Prison (January 23, 1963); Alex Haley Interviews Malcolm X (May, 1963); The Black Revolution (June, 1963); The Old Negro and the New Negro (September, 1963); Malcolm X at UC Berkeley (October 11, 1963); A Message to the Grassroots (November 10, 1963); Columbia University (November 20, 1963); God's Judgement of White America (December 4, 1963); Claude Lewis Interviews Malcolm X (December, 1964); Bernice Bass Interviews Malcolm X (December 27, 1964); Malcolm X Introduces Fannie Lou Hamer (December 20, 1964); At the Audubon Ballroom (December 20, 1964); Harvard Law School Forum (December 16, 1964); At the Audubon Ballroom (Dec. 13, 1964); Speech to Peace Corps Workers (December 12, 1964); Oxford Union Debate (December 3, 1964); Les Crane Interviews Malcolm X (December 2, 1964); OAAU Homecoming Rally (November 29, 1964); Letter to the Egyptian Gazette (August 25, 1964); Speech to The Second African Summit Conference (August 21, 1964); Speech to The African Summit Conference (August 21, 1964); The Second OAAU Rally (July 5, 1964); OAAU Founding Rally (June 28, 1964); Robert Penn Warren Interviews Malcolm X (June 2, 1964); Malcolm X at University of Ghana (May 13, 1964); Letter From Mecca (April 20, 1964); Milton Henry Interviews Malcolm X (April 12, 1964); The Ballot or the Bullet (April 12, 1964); The Black Revolution (April 8, 1964); The Ballot or the Bullet (April 3, 1964); A. B. Spellman Interviews Malcolm X (March 19, 1964); Malcolm X at Harvard University (March 18, 1964); A Declaration of Independence (March 12, 1964); A Visit From the FBI (February 4, 1964) 

Military suicides have increased as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest. (Time’s Magazine). DarkxAssassin25 Gaming is a gaming platform created by a U.S. Army NCO, to bring awareness to the impact of connecting, comradery, and clear headedness for those suffering from those really rough days. So if you like gaming, chatting or just want to chop it up with one of the Dopest guys I know, then look no further at DarkxAssassin25 Gaming youtube channel and on the following platforms: Facebook: DarkxAssassin25 Gaming  // Email: [email protected] // Instagram: @DarkxAssassin25 Gaming  // Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkxassassin25

Nacher Organix is a Black, U.S. Veteran owned skincare company. Nacher Organix is a company that provide care, quality and love into each and every product. Host Polo Pull shares a new amazing skincare company with the "Stashers" to ensure that his listeners receives exclusive businesses, resources and method to enhance the quality of life within the Community. Check it out, share and show some love to Nacher Organix.  Website: Nacherorganix.com  // Facebook: Nacher Organix

With Season 3 Opener of The Man Stash Podcast, host Polo Pull delves into the overarching theme of Gaining Knowledge Of Self. Today's episode titled "Love Yourz" a nod to J.Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive single, shows us the Illusions of pursuing The American Dream and exposes the happiness in which we all attempt to seek within American Society. 

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Man Stash Podcast is back with new content, conversation and company!!! This episode is the state of affairs throughout Sports, specifically the NFL and NBA respectfully. With sports in America kicking of during the pandemic and the height of social and racial injustices how will our top players, owners and staff operate and conduct themselves through it all. With new guest, Key and Rah joining in on the conversation the host Polo Pull gives you the perspectives of 3 young black males in American regarding these topics. Enjoy!!!

This episode is about Lizzo at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves and the public backlash that came from it.

Don't have time to catch a full episode of The Man Stash Podcast?! Well don't fret!!! I got got you covered with a new, dope, series called: Man Stash Minute!!!! It's a series of quick, random thoughts and loosies that just haven't made it to one of my full episodes!!! Still have plenty of dad life, guy talk and how to thrive in today's society as a black man.

This episode is surrounding the topic of dating a person or being a person who suffers from Borderline personality disorder (BPD). What signs to look out for, indicators and red flags. If you want to check on your crazy or someone you may be with then check in and tune into The Man Stash Podcast!!!!

Polo Pull!!! Where have you been?! 🤷🏾‍♂️ Well ladies, gents and fellow stashers I have been cooking🔥🔥🔥 up a few things to enhance The Man Stash Experience for you guys. There has been quite a personal journey that I have been through that I will share with you guys✊🏾. Season 2 of The Man Stash Podcast will be bigger and badder than ever with awesome topics, conversations, guests and dope content to give to the masses!!! So stay tune for this upcoming season and episode of The Man Stash Podcast🙏🏾🤞🏾✊🏾! #bow #imback!!!

Have you ever encountered a person who you felt like you had to walk on eggshells with?! Or every issue was catastrophic? How about you tried to do everything in your power to make them happy but to no avail? If you ever been in a relationship where the person's actions tend to push you away, but they never want you to leave?! Then this episode is just for you. So stay tune next Monday for this upcoming episode of The Man Stash Podcast Season 2 Ep. 2: I Hate you, But Don't Leave Me

What up Stashers!!!! I'm baccckkkk!!! I know, I know it has been a long time and long overdue, but this episode is all about where I have been and what I have been dealing with. More importantly, I am not alone, you're not alone, and it is ok. Depression is a disorder that can cripple you, but we must rise above especially as a societal whole. So tune in, and listen to what I have been up to and how I'm sure some of you guys can resonate with it as well...bow!!

Have you or a significant other/partner cheated or had infidelity within your relationship. Ever wanted to know why?! This episode is surrounding the topic of infidelity, how to recover and get to the root cause of infidelity with your relationship. Tune in for this juicy episode of The Man Stash Podcast.

This episode is a juicy one all revolving around the topic and discussion on why men cheat. If you have been in a relationship surrounding infidelity, or just inquiring minds just want to know this age old issue. Stay tuned this Monday and find out why men actually cheat.

The school year is ramping up!!! You have prepared your kids and loved ones with school supplies, snacks and etc. But have you prepared them for what's to come with society? Have you talked to your kids about how society view them? Did you show/teach them what to do or say in the event of life or death events? Tune in to acquire some great tips and trick to survive through the school year!!!

There is a alarming number of father's out there that are not within their children's life. More importantly, the adverse affects it has on their children. How can we be better fathers and men to our household and community? Tune in to this episode of The Man Stash Podcast to find out the tips, tools and trick on to being the best you for them!!!

Are you an expecting father?! Maybe an experienced one??? Or maybe you would to be and don't know what to expect??? Well tune in this Monday on The Man Stash Podcast to get the inside scoop on fatherhood, parenting into being the best father you can possibly be for your little one!!!

Effective communication is paramount to any relationship. Many men and women succumb to misinterpreting, misunderstand and getting our point across correctly. If you and any interpersonal realtionship are a bit rough in this department than this episode is for you. Tune into Episode 3: Talk to me nice to acquire how you can establish positive results and end state of any of your needs, wants and desires to your mate!!! Enjoy!!!

Have you done a heat check?! Are you aware of your mental state and how it adversely affect your friends, family and love ones?! Is it hard to talk and discuss these issues to the people on your life??? Well stay tune to this episode on how I first realize my mental state and how it affected my family and how I have addressed these issues. Episode 2 of The Man Stash Podcast. ✌🏾👌🏾💪🏾🔥✔