Go Black Boy Go

I chat with The Blerd Explorer, author of The Black Traveler's Guide to Incheon South Korea and The Black Traveler's Guide to Daegu South Korea, about traveling while black and life during COVID.

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In this episode, I chat once again with my brother, Xavier Kelly, and our play cousin, Robert Coleman, about struggling to fit the norms of black masculinity and how embracing our differences made us come into ourselves as black men.

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In this episode, I discuss the social, political, and satirical nature of Lil Nas X's music video Industry Baby.

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What are your ideas about a family? Are they tied to wealth? Are they tied to a history of enslavement? In this episode, I have a candid discussion about the black family, colorism, wealth, and growing up in the black church with my brother, Xavier Kelly, and our play cousin, Robert Coleman. Suggested Reading: The Black Woman's Role in the Community of Slaves by Angela Davis.

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In this episode, I chat with Robert Coleman, a childhood friend (or what black folks call a "play cousin"). We talk about growing up in a small town in the South, being band geeks, and dealing with stereotypes about black boyhood. 

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In this episode, I chat with my brother, Xavier Kelly, a college student majoring in marketing and a poet, about Sha' Carri Richardson, the standards professional athletes are held to, and his experiences playing sports. He also debuts his poem "Trap." 

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A reflection on bell hooks' We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity.

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A reflection on Pride, male rappers' explicit portrayals of sex and sexuality, and Black masculinity.

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The topic for this episode is Energy. I chat with Eugene-based drag performer and rapper, Slutashia (IG: @slutashia) about drag, growing up in Drain, Oregon, and channelling good energy. https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2018/11/08/best-drag-queen/

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The topic for this episode is Devotion. I chat with Alexandria-based music artist and drag performer, Afro Sensei (IG: @afrosensei), about his experiences coming to terms with his sexuality in the early 00s and his show The Afro Sensei Show available on Drag TV on Twitch.  

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