On this episode of BMU, the guys welcome the podcast's first guest, Dr. Chris Travers, to discuss the work and nuance of establishing and maintaining friendship as Black men. Using examples from the friendship the three of them share, Kyle, Edwin, and Chris highlight the need to practice vulnerability, deal with our insecurities with honesty, and risk rejection, tension, and conflict to grow the platonic relationships we participate in with other men.

Check out Chris’s company, The Communion Collective on IG: @the_communioncollective

Xavier Dagba’s post on the dangers of trying to design a life without disappointment: https://x.com/Xavierdagba/status/1709999904846704901?s=20

Tricia Hersey’s book, Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto: https://thenapministry.com/