Once upon a time, Black men were forced to tap dance—literally and figuratively—just to survive. To make others comfortable, to avoid danger, to carve out a space in a world that refused to see us fully. But as the years passed, that survival dance shifted into another performance—one that glorified being a “gangster.”

This episode unpacks how we went from one mask to another, and the heavy price we’ve paid along the way. It’s not just about history—it’s about identity, culture, and the urgent need to reclaim who we really are