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Today we are talking about the show All-American which airs on the CW television network. The show has embedded several mental health themes into this show and we thought we should cover some of them. We discuss the way that mental health can manifest into physical ailments. We also discuss how sometimes we are avoidant with issues that bother us and we can end up in more pain because of it. Somet...

This episode is about family and how dysfunctional family relationships are more common than we realize. We talk about the notion of whether or not you can choose a family. At what point do you have to choose your sanity over your family? When is it okay to give family passes on how they treat you? Should the family be a forced concept or should we be allowed to categorize people as we see fit? We...

Today we take a look at is the role of men really needed in society. Are there imperative roles that men play in society and are these roles innate or assigned? We take a deep dive at the value of men and what they bring to society, to family, to relationships. How do men hold men accountable for the pain that men cause throughout the years? We discuss sexual assault and how a patriarchal system m...

Tell Mikell got a question from his sister asking him is sexism always a bad thing. The question was sparked by a previous conversation we had in the "Women Drive the Message" Podcast. We have a conversation with a friend of the show Jessica regarding the difference between sexism and gender roles and whether or not there is ever an instance in which sexism is potentially a good thing. We discuss...

Through the past year, we have experienced several traumatic experiences. This conversation is centered on vibrating higher and how to not let these worldly situations get you too down. We are discussing how to control our energy in order to bounce back quicker from the things that this crazy world throws at us. We discuss the internal locus of control versus the external locus of control. Our rea...

MERCH ALERT!!! GIve Yourself Grace merch is available for a limited time click here to get your merch!!! In today’s episode, we have IraqMaxx from Double Tap Coalition on the show to talk about everything gun-related. We talk about why guns are such taboo in the black community. We discuss the difference between the promotion of the right to vote versus the promotion of responsible gun ownership i...

Is it okay for women to compare the men trying to pursue them to the greatness of their fathers and how they treated them? Good fathers will move mountains for their baby girls, but could this potentially hinder their ability to find love as an adult? Sam Dupe talks about how he goes above and beyond to be the best father possible, but he wants to make sure his daughters have realistic standards f...

In today’s episode we are having a conversation about grief. Joe Dupe recently lost his ex-girlfriend someone very close to him that he shared a lot of memories with from college until early adulthood. He talks about the shock and the wave of emotions that he has felt dealing with grief. We discuss the feelings of regret and guilt that come along with experiencing the death of a loved one. Mikell...

Today we bring JG onto the show to talk about the epic battle between the hedgefunds and the retail traders over the Gamestop stock. JG explains what a short squeeze is and gives some background on the Gamestop controversy. We talk about why this type of financial revolution should matter to black people and elaborate on how the financial crisis of 2008 left black wealth cut in half. Buying Gamest...

Today we are discussing the difference between selfishness and self-interest. These two terms are commonly used in the same breath however they have a totally different meaning. There are times when people will call you selfish based on you taking a genuine interest in yourself and your wellbeing. During this conversation we make clear distinctions between being selfish and being self-interested a...

Today we are having a conversation about insecurity. We start by making the clear distinction between jealousy and insecurity. We discuss how insecurity is born out of emotional trauma that carries over into various relationships.  Insecurity can make people overly present or overly absent and we get into how growth is necessary and how life experiences over time can make you see your insecur...

This is an interesting conversation about what dating looks like in today's society. We specifically talk about the dating game in Atlanta and the different variables that make the type of men that most women are looking for scarce. Has the scarcity of acceptable men shifted the narrative from women being the prize to men being the prize? Should men's standards for how they interact with women cha...

Today we are talking about the social limitations on the way men can love. Smokey Norful posted a picture holding his 16-year-old son on the couch after Thanksgiving dinner. It was posted in a black fathers group and the response to the photo was very polarizing. We talk about the need to be so manly that we don’t show our sons love properly and don’t create a safe space for our sons. We talk abou...

We are talking about the stresses of the holiday season and the need for a man to show up and show out during this time. The pressures of being thoughtful become harder the longer you’re in a relationship and sometimes it is hard to fill in the blanks during the holiday season. Even though men have the best intentions in gift-giving sometimes intentions do not pay dividends so we have to get creat...

This week we are having a conversation regarding entanglements and micro-cheating.  This conversation was sparked by the Jada Pinkett-Smith and August Alsina drama, but we decided to take the conversation further.  We discuss how open Jada and Will Smith are about their relationship and how their relationship potentially falls into what would be considered a healthy relationship. We talk about wha...

Joe Dupe wants to know if Tell Mikell and Sam Dupe are voting for Joe Biden.  Joe Dupe doesn't care for the crime bill that Joe Biden authored and feels like Joe Biden has been a bigger detriment to black people than Donald Trump. Sam, Joe, and Mikell have a very spirited debate about the candidates and their platforms and which candidate is the less of two evils.  Mikell explains why he...

Sam Dupe, Tell Mikell, and Joe Dupe get together to talk about the Bill of Rights. In this episode, we talk about the 1st and the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution and how each political party has approached them in recent years. We discuss how we feel about the right to protest and freedom of speech and the push to censor the news media versus the censorship of social media. We also talk about ho...

Today we are getting political with the Presidential Election less than 100 days away it's time to get engaged. Sam talks about his personal experiences with Congressman John Lewis. We talk about being more involved and also talk about how black men in the political arena are threatening. We discuss Everton Blair's situation with the Gwinnett County School Board where another (white) board member...

Today Sam and Mikell are talking about toxic relationships. Mikell explains how toxic relationships typically come from insecurity and a lack of self-identity. We discuss what the toxic relationship spiral and how both parties can be complicit to creating the toxic environment that the toxic relationship thrives within. Why don't people just leave these types of relationships? We talk about the fe...

Today Sam Dupe, Mikell, and Joe Dupe are talking about their interactions with police. Three different men, three experiences with the police, all included police pointing guns to them even though none of them posed a real threat to the officers. Mikell takes a look into the Atlanta Police Department's Cod of Conduct to give everyone a view of how police are not even following their own standard o...

Today we are having a very vulnerable conversation about death. Sam lost a really good friend and coworker by murder-suicide. We talk about the dangers of insecurity and how love can turn fatal very quickly. Mikell shares his story about his experience with a woman who actually physically attacked him. Sam talks about the struggles with getting passed losing a friend in such a tragic manner. We al...

We are pleased to have Award Winning Author H.D. Hunter on the show to have a discussion surrounding mental health. H.D. Hunter is the author of the book Torment: A Novella which gives us a glimpse of the waves of emotions a young man goes through trying to understand his mental state during a very trying time in his life. We talk about the inspiration that brought H.D. to write a book surrounding...

Today we are talking about sexuality and gender identity. When it comes to sex the US is a sexually repressed society; however, we seem to be consumed by sexuality and the topic of sexuality. We are so consumed by it that we conversations back and forth with strangers about how people choose to raise their children when it comes to sexuality and gender identity. Today we tackle the idea of where t...

As black men we feel it is our duty to protect our women and children. In recent years it seems there has been a conversation surrounding the lack of protection our black women feel from black men. We see these conversations on social media we discuss this topic with our friends, but with the current state of black people in this country it is important not to polarize our mission and that black m...

Today Dwayne comes on the show to give insight about his life and how he went through the journey to become an educator. Dwayne was born to a family of educators his mother and father were both teachers early on in his life. However, addiction overcame both Dwayne's mother and father and he was forced to pack up his life in Florida and move to Georgia within the course of a weekend where he would...