Holding Space for Boys & Men of Color
By Dr. Wizdom Powell & Ken Cheadle
Holding Space for Boys & Men of ColorJul 16, 2021
Ep 2. Part 2| Black Macho & The Myth of the Black Superwoman
Welcome back to Part Two | Black Macho & The Myth of the Black Superwoman
Professor Tommy Curry, Mr. L’Mani Viney, and Dr. Janice Johnson Dias come together to have a conversation about what is happening in the village, about Black men and Black women relationships, and about some of the controversies that roots down from historical and current circumstances surrounding Black men and women. Through the lens of masculinities, misandry, feminism, intersectionality and more, guest scholar activists lays in deeper insight confronting the dehumanization surrounding Black and Brown individuals and communities. And, with so much wounding in the village, external manipulation, and divisive strategies, the conversation draws in on how boys and girls, whom are becoming, are impacted. What can these thoughtful conversations provide (collectively and in isolation) when we deepen the dialogue and confront some of the issues that boys and men of color and women and girls of color face?
Connect with Our Guests:
o Mr. L’Mani Viney, Dean of Students, Pascataway High School: Twitter: @LManiSViney IG: @lmanisviney
o Professor Tommy Curry, Chair of Africana Studies in Black Male studies, University of Edinburgh: Twitter: @DrTJC @EdinburghUni
o Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, Author, Parent Like It Matters: How to Raise Joyful Change-Making Girls: Twitter: @DrJaniceJ @grassrootsfound; IG: @drjanicejohnson @grassrootsfound
Resources:
- The Man-Not: Race, Class, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood by Tommy J. Curry
- Parent Like It Matters: How to Raise Joyful Change-Making Girls by Janice Johnson Dias
- Meet Mr. Viney and visit his blogs
- The Need to Fight for Health Equity for Black Boys and Men - Four Questions for Wizdom Powell
- Othering & Belonging Expanding the Circle of Human Concern
- Holding Space for Boys & Men of Color: Reimagining masculinities, transforming systems, advancing health equity
Ep 2. Part 1 | Black Macho & The Myth of the Black Superwoman
Professor Tommy Curry, Mr. L’Mani Viney, and Dr. Janice Johnson Dias come together to have a conversation about what is happening in the village, about Black men and Black women relationships, and about some of the controversies that roots down from historical and current circumstances surrounding Black men and women. Through the lens of masculinities, misandry, feminism, intersectionality and more, guest scholar activists lays in deeper insight confronting the dehumanization surrounding Black and Brown individuals and communities. And, with so much wounding in the village, external manipulation, and divisive strategies, the conversation draws in on how boys and girls, whom are becoming, are impacted. What can these thoughtful conversations provide (collectively and in isolation) when we deepen the dialogue and confront some of the issues that boys and men of color and women and girls of color face?
Connect with Our Guests:
o Mr. L’Mani Viney, Dean of Students, Pascataway High School: Twitter: @LManiSViney IG: @lmanisviney
o Professor Tommy Curry, Chair of Africana Studies in Black Male studies, University of Edinburgh: Twitter: @DrTJC @EdinburghUni
o Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, Author, Parent Like It Matters: How to Raise Joyful Change-Making Girls: Twitter: @DrJaniceJ @grassrootsfound; IG: @drjanicejohnson @grassrootsfound
Resources:
- The Man-Not: Race, Class, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood by Tommy J. Curry
- Parent Like It Matters: How to Raise Joyful Change-Making Girls by Janice Johnson Dias
- Meet Mr. Viney and visit his blogs
- The Need to Fight for Health Equity for Black Boys and Men - Four Questions for Wizdom Powell
- Othering & Belonging Expanding the Circle of Human Concern
- Holding Space for Boys & Men of Color: Reimagining masculinities, transforming systems, advancing health equity
Ep 1. | Beneath the Masks: Black Masculinities
Dr. Michael Lindsey, PhD Twitter: @DrMikeLindsey | IG: Mlindsey_13
Dr. Michael A. Lindsey is a noted scholar in the fields of child and adolscent mental health, as well as a leader in the search for knowledge and solutions to generational poverty and inequality. He is the Executive Director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University (NYU), the Constance and Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies at NYU Silver School of Social Work, and an Aspen Health Innovators Fellow. He also leads a university-wide Strategies to Reduce Inequality initiative from the NYU McSilver Institute. Read more...
Dr. David Ikard, PhD Twitter & IG: @blkeducator
David Ikard is a professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University. He has served as chair of Africana Studies at the University of Miami and the chair of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt. He is the author of four books, including Breaking The Silence: Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism, Nation of Cowards: Black Activism in Barack Obama's Post-Racial America (co-authored with Martell Teasley), Blinded by the Whites: Why Race Still Matters in the 21st Century and Lovable Racists, Magical Negroes, and White Messiahs (2017). Read more...
Dr. Nino Rodriguez, PhD Twitter & IG: @R3volutioNino
Dr. Nino Rodriguez received his Doctor of Philosophy in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership with a concentration in the social and cultural studies of education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Motivated by the belief that the trends associated with Black males in America (e.g. education, incarceration, mental health, etc.) are a product of their socialization (guided by Western European ideals around manhood that ignore the systemic oppression imposed upon the Black male body) within America's social institutions, Nino focuses his scholar-practitioner efforts on liberating Black males of maladaptive notions of what it means to be a Black man in America. Read more...
Resources:
- Performing Black masculinity
- Lindsey MA, Brown DR, Cunningham M. Boys do(n't) cry: Addressing the unmet mental health needs of African American boys.
- Hammond WP. Taking it like a man: masculine role norms as moderators of the racial discrimination-depressive symptoms association among African American men.
- Toni Morrison and discussion about injustice
- Mother to Son by Langston Hughes – Narration by Viola Davis
- Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe
- Letter from a Region in my Mind by James Baldwin
- David Ikard’s Art Gallery
Holding Space for Boys & Men of Color Preview
Hi, I am Dr. Wizdom Powell and I am Ken Cheadle. Thank you for tuning into Holding Space 4 boys and men of color. We joined forces to create this podcast because too often boys and men of color are underserved, under resourced, and underprepared to navigate a world that often refuses to see their full humanity.
Holding space is about igniting radical healing so that boys and men of color live, work, play, pray, get educated, and receive their healthcare in spaces that promote their growth. Holding space is about changing the way health and social systems care for boys and men of color. It is about reducing barriers to care and supporting them in getting the help they need and deserve. But, at its most basic level, holding space is about acknowledging the full range and depth of possibility and wonder in boys and men of color.
This podcast invites listeners into a series of courageous conversations between boys and men of color, thought leaders, scholars, activists, artists, and other grassroots organizers. Our goal is to tell whole, complex, and dynamic stories about the lived experiences, hopes, wishes, and aspirations of boys and men of color around the world. We believe boys and men of color hold considerable, often untapped potential to contribute to our global economic growth, vitality, competitiveness, and social innovations. We start our journey by focusing on Black boys and men. Come along with us as we explore masculinity meaning, black male creatives, the school-to-prison pipeline and much much more.
We know you will walk away with a deeper appreciation and understanding of how boys and men of color navigate the world, a new found agape love for them, and a fierce sense of urgency to develop policies, practices, and community initiatives that better position them to heal, grow, and thrive.