Kara strives to strengthen the lives of black daughters everywhere. The FIND Design mission is to mitigate the effects of systemic and personal trauma on Black girls, and other girls of color ages 11-17, by providing safe spaces for healing, long-term mentorships, and programming that transform their mental health and overall well-being. 

18:30 - Anger...it's a human emotion that needs to be on display from time to time

23:15 - If you're not living in heaven on earth, there's healing that needs to be done

32:00 - Understanding your value

*****35:35 - Men can work on themselves to help protect women

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Fran Bush is running for Mayor of Nashville.

From Fran’s website:

FRAN KNOWS NASHVILLE...

Nashville native and a graduate of MNPS schools and the illustrious Tennessee State University with a Bachelors of Science and a Graduate Degree in Healthcare Administration & Planning

FRAN IS AN ADVOCATE OF EDUCATION...

Owner and Director of Model Kids Learning Academy and two satellite campuses where quality childcare services are provided for our neediest families and for our growing community

FRAN IS A PROVEN LEADER...

Homeowner's Association President for over twenty years and presently of two newly constructed communities

A past member of the Metropolitan Nashville School Board for 4 years

Worked alongside past, and current, Council Members to support positive changes and growth to avoid any negative impacts that could harm the wellbeing of our community

FRAN IS A FAMILY WOMAN...

An excited, proud and very busy mom of 5 sons all who have graduated from MNPS schools; with the exception of the youngest son who is currently a Junior at Hillsboro High School. Fran, and her AMAZING husband, Wayne have been together for 30 years

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In this episode of Stronger Than My Father, Marcus talks to Brandon Maxwell about reconnecting with his father after almost being aborted by his mother.  

13:20 - If I ever had to see my dad hurting my mom....

15:40 - Thet trauma bond...

21:35 - Brandon having the opportunity to pick his dad's name

22:50 - The impact of the movie Antoine Fisher 

25:50 - Brandon was almost aborted

31:00 - The resentment and anger came when he reconnected with my mom

32:45 - You should have to protect your parent(s) when you're a kid...I wish I could have just been a kid.

36:35 - Your children are starved for your presence

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Marcus helps kids without a father...Sonya Thomas helps kids to read better. 

Sonya is the Executive Director of Nashville Propel, an organization which is demanding better schools. They organize and develop powerful parent leaders to ignite a movement that demands equitable education policies and practices in Nashville public education.

From Sonya:

"I never want another parent to feel the way that I felt when I realized that my son was not receiving a quality education. Our children deserve better! If anyone says that they are receiving the best then they are not telling the truth."

10:00 - We're talking about a public school system failure...not a teacher failure

12:20 - Is it more the parents or the system?

*****14:45 - Story about the tired parent

22:00 - We are missing fathers who know how to father

*****24:20 - We have to allow men to be men!

34:10 - Question everything and know what questions to ask

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Marcus talks with Dustin Mohammed about how he built his confidence after spending his childhood without a father, while growing up in a foster home.

6:30 - You don't have a sense of self when you don't know who your dad is

6:50 - Looking at other guys and wondering if that's my dad

13:00 - I met my dad the first time when he was incarcerated

16:50 - If I met you Marcus, I would have had you as a mentor

18:30 - I'm 46 years old, and I VALUE my relationship with my dad

21:55 - Stronger Than My Father, my father was like, "What does that mean?"

25:25 - I want my son to see what I eat, read and absorb life

26:05 - Everything you do, your kids are watching

29:00 - Football got me through a lot!

30:05 - Most people who haven't experienced what I have just want to live in a bubble

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Tenisha Woods is a single mom who found herself as such from divorce. Her story is about pushing forward in her life while playing a dual role for her kids.

5:45 - Even Jesus had a Step-Father

6:45 - Having a strong male figure in my kid's lives surely helps

7:45 - It takes a man to raise a man

11:20 - My kids are who push me

11:50 - Wherever is my ceiling, I want to be their floor

13:15 - I am very open with my kids, I even took them with me when I closed on my house, they need to see that I am just one person

20:30 - I prepare my kids for what to expect in the world when they have to be in the world

25:40 - My student loans are between Biden and Jesus!!

27:20 - It's never a Buyers or Sellers market, it's always a BROKER's Market!

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Craisean George was raised by the men in his church in the southside of Chicago. His father was a part of the church later on in Craisean's life and he never seemed to enjoy it since. 

7:00 - When a child is raised without a father, a child has a space to fill and they typically fill it with the wrong things

8:15 - I was raised by the men in church, I didn't meet my dad until I was 7

11:00 - My father wasn't happy or didn't seem proud to see me sing and lead in church

18:30 - 2018 the spirit moved my father and I to heal

20:33 - He's a man and men FALL

24:20 - Father had excuses about why he couldn't be in contact with him, blamed mother

25:40 - Nothing about my relationship with my dad stopped me from doing what I wanted to do

32:14 - MM The church needs to step up to protect our children

33:00 - The church is a hospital

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In this episode, Marcus invites Ben Green on to talk about the importance of financial literacy and surrounding your kids with positive people.  

5:45 - I grew up with a father who had expectations of us while growing up

7:25 - I didn't know that not going to college was an option!

13:45 - I intentionally surround my daughters with positive people

18:45 - Primary steps to secure your financial future

22:35 - Hope is not a strategy

24:45 - Even if you don't have a financial advisor, it's important to talk about money

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Gary Evans’ story is one of living in the shadow of a father who almost felt threatened by his son. 

2:00 - My father told me to stay on the porch and that he'd be back....I'm still waiting

13:45 - The only thing my dad every gave me was a dollar and a dime....literally

14:45 - When I was 14, I mentally buried my dad

15:50 - When I graduated HS, dad called me and asked what he could do, I said "you're dead to me"

17:20 - My father was a Con Man who was blessed to sing the Gospel

19:45 - What my father did to me, I did to my kids

21:30 - When you're raising kids, be honest with them

25:20 - You have so many family members turning their backs on their own extended family

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In this episode, Marcus invites Elder Jeffrey Harding on to talk about Jeffrey's modeling of fatherhood. Jeffrey had to emulate his Uncles, older Brother and ultimately his Father-In-Law to shape how he raised his kids. 

6:20 - Developing fatherhood skills

9:45 - Even with a support system with 2 Uncles, older brother....the father void was big

11:45 - Raising two boys and trying to figure out fatherhood

12:50 - My father-in-law truly blessed me

13:40 - The power word....NO

17:30 - How the church can assist in fathering the fatherless.

20:15 - We need to gather again and put the phones down!

23:45 - It's time to be real with our kids

24:30 - The most powerful prayer you’ve heard in a LONG time!

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