Culturally Triggered

By DeSean A Jenkins

Culturally Triggered aims to spark conversations that lead to meaningful change within our culture and community. Too often, we face situations that confuse, raise questions, and inflict trauma. These... more

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How many episodes does Culturally Triggered have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.

Culturally Triggered episodes:

September 11, 2020 Melanin Love Is Medicine
Embrace your Melanin. Know there is beauty behind your skin. Understand that there is no person, place or thing that can determine your beauty. Be You and Love it!!
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1h 18min
August 28, 2020 Spontaneus Solidarity
On this episode of Culturally Triggered, Community Builders sit and discuss the methods of action taken in order to provide universal change. Whether it be through the means of finances, politics, or social protest we must all unite to be one voice, one body, one unit of people enforcing change within our communities and within our culture. Also sit with us as we honor the passing of George Floyd, a community builder who was taken from us by the means of injustice, bigotry, white supremacy and racism. We here on Culturally Triggered demand change! Are you with us?
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1h 20min
August 21, 2020 Fighting the Stigmas of a Strong Black Woman
Sit with the host, DeSean Jenkins, as he converses with 5 African American women as they breakdown the misconceived understanding surrounding the "strong black women" topic & title. Listen as these women clear the air of what it feels like to grow up with the weight of independence in a society and culture that only sees them for what they can do and not their worth.
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1h 27min
August 14, 2020 Sex, the Curse Word
Join me and the fellow community builders as we have a discussion that we feel should be taken back to community and had several times over. Let's talk SEX! What is sex? How do we protect it and ourselves. We discuss ideas and methods of when is the appropriate time to have this conversation with our children. This is not the time to says "Not My Child" This is not the time to hide the truth from them either. Equip and protect your children with the knowledge of SEX. The full knowledge, they can know how to address these situations once they arise or are presented to them. Also take time to heal from sexual traumas so that you can be a healer to others. This conversation is a bit intense, but it is meaningful and purposeful. *SORRY FOR THE AUDIO TROUBLE*
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1h 19min
August 07, 2020 Life After High School
Is our future generation ready for the world once they graduate? Were we ready when it was our time? Sit with us as we share our journey of life after college and help us see how we can prepare our future generations for what awaits them when it becomes their turn.
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1h 8min
July 31, 2020 Where's My Village?
Community Builder talk about the village as it used to be and the differences they see in it now. We talk about combating fear in effort to rebuilding the villages in our communities; bridging the gaps of division that have been created in order to unite us black and brown people. Tune In!
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1h 36min
July 17, 2020 Where's My Dad?
A vulnerable, eye opening and revealing conversation with DeSean Jenkins and fellow community builders surrounding the topic of fatherhood. We discuss the important roles that fathers play in the life of their children as well as the traumas created by their absence. Take a deep breath because this will be a triggering conversation. Tune In!
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1h 54min
June 26, 2020 Black & LGBTQ+
Join me and some Community Builders as we attempt to break down the walls that separate people based off of there sexual preference. Listen as traumas and experiences are discussed in an effort to help the community gain some understanding of the hurt and pain it shares when we ostracize and make outcast of individual,who are just trying to live. Understand that underneath the color of your skin, beyond your gender and sexual preference, we are all human and should be treated equally. If love truly transcends all, what are doing wrong?
Tune In- You won't be disappointed
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1h 45min
June 19, 2020 Keep The Fight Alive - Juneteenth Edition
Take a trip back through history to understand Independence Day and its relevance to American culture, while understanding why it doesn't resonate with the black community. Juneteenth is an important day for the black community, and though it may not be widely celebrated, there is an importance about the day that ought to be recognized and respected. As we traverse through this history lesson, see if you hear anything that echos in your spirit, and also pay attention to the history of America and the fact that before change was implemented, there was a fight; there was a war. Be ready to Fight because the work has just begun!
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32min
June 12, 2020 Living In My BLACKNESS: the Pandemic {Part 2}
Engage with us as we dig deeper on the topic of Living in Our Blackness. We discuss our response and feelings to the riots, police accountability, understanding the laws of the country and so much more. Tune In! You will not be disappointed.
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1h 36min

FAQs about Culturally Triggered:

How many episodes does Culturally Triggered have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.