iChangeTheNarrative Podcast

Our guests discuss the importance and value in Black males attending and graduating from an HBCU.

We discuss the importance of recruiting and securing Black male teachers for our Black boys.

There has always been one place that Black men could go to express themselves, no matter what corner of the globe you stood. And that hub is the Black barbershop--the epicenter of the Black man's culture. Our guests discuss the importance of the barber and the barbershop and how it is the staple in the Black community for Black men.

Once Black men are self-empowered from the inside,  Black men are unstoppable. Our guests discuss the importance of listening and tapping in spiritually so that it promotes introspection as it is critical to living, survival, and flourishing as a Black man.

In neighborhoods all over America, countless Black boys who grow to become Black men have witnessed acts of violence while living in what some consider inner-city war zones. Because of this, thousands of Black boys are tasked with surviving the hood and PTSD. Our guests talk about PTSD and how it rears its ugly head in other experiences.

Our guests help the younger brothers navigate Black manhood through sharing their personal discoveries. The panel of brothers reflect and learn from the past and bring forward what is good. This kind of intergenerational mentorship is important in the development of Black men.

Black men have a lower life expectancy than white men. We're having a conversation about the importance of the Black man's physical health and their fight to stay alive.

We talk to For Us By Us, J. Alexander Martin, about his new book, Building an Empire, FUBU the brand and its expansion, the power of Black dollars, and the importance of building wealth as a Black Man and leader.

Join our special guests as we discuss diversity challenges in the gaming industry, spotlight gaming developments and game makers, and identify corrective initiatives to improve the retention and promotion of Black talent.

Hear me out.  Rebranding the Black Man is all about motivating, divorcing a state of mind, unlearning bad habits that have been obstacles to the Black man's success, and becoming a giant that empowers the Black man's brand in a positive manner. In this conversation we're tearing down old concepts, and building a new nation--the self.

In this era of surveillance, it is important that Black men recognize the dignity that they carry. Without self-esteem Black men lose their sense of meaning, purpose, and power.

Creative thought leaders come together to analyze stereotypes, dispel myths concerning Black males, and explore their strengths and achievements and the many ways in which Black male creatives can support their progress and well-being.

Part of a Black man's health and wellness is seated in the heart of forgiveness.  Guests discuss personal stories and its healing powers.

While Black men are not asking for validation, what they are seeking is for their voices to be heard as they dispel myths that have haunted and burdened Black men for hundreds of years. The goal is to educate, provide a conversation that will promote thought and clarity, raise awareness, form new constructs, and undo mental and emotional entanglements. Listen in as a generation of men come togethe...

Guests from the show's first conversation answer audience questions. 

Our guests contribute to the discourse and development of initiatives and interventions that promote resilience and strength among Black boys.

Our guests delve into some of the reasons Black men share a reluctance to therapy and how to end the stigma that goes along with it. Hear from these men as they unload the bricks in the Black man's bag, and how to keep Black men from dying a silent death given the current variables centered around Black men.

Conversations with Black Men and the healing process.