The Marvyn Harrison Podcast: Culture, Identity & Fatherhood

This week, the Dope Black Dads reflect on Chadwick Boseman's legacy after his untimely death. They talk about why celebrity deaths make us more reflective of our own mortality and they also reflect on the relationships within their own lives that they would like to improve. 

Dope Black Dads is place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers, as well as creating a safe digital space for the community.  

Your host is Marvyn Harrison. 

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It's so easy to fall off the fitness bandwagon but given lock down over the last few months, it's been even easier to fall out of shape, But Dope Black Dads have said enough is enough! So this week they are joined by Malika Faye Fitness talks about her journey into fitness, the common mistakes people make and whether you can 'eat yourself fit.' She also sets the team a fitness challenge for September. Will you be joining them??

Dope Black Dads is place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers, as well as creating a safe digital space for the community.  

Your host is Marvyn Harrison.

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Following on from our conversation last week about sending children back to school, we invited Laura Osei who is the headteacher of the Eden School onto the podcast. The Eden School is an independent faith school specifically for Black Children from Nursery to Sixth form. Together with Laura, Donald and Kwame discuss how Black studies are incorporated into the curriculum, the importance of this; how the school teaches it's children how to love the skin that they're in and develop self esteem. They also discuss whether the current school system is failing Black children and whether we should support more schools like the Eden School.

Dope Black Dads is place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers, as well as creating a safe digital space for the community. 

Your hosts this week is Donald Mbeutcha. 

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**Trigger Warning - this episode contains discussion of domestic violence**

Naomi Donald is a survivor. From a young age she experienced several different types of abuse and now works as a Youth Domestic Abuse Consultant. 

Today on the podcast we wanted to share the platform with her to tell her story, educate us on the different types of domestic abuse and discuss, what can we do as Black men, and the Black community to better support women who are survivors of domestic violence and prevent more women from becoming victims.  

If you are someone who is seeking support, these are some of the charities that Naomi mentioned in the podcast that you can contact: 

National Domestic Abuse Helpline - 0808 2000 247 

Samaritans - 116 123

Women's Aid

Child Line - 0800 1111

Respect - Men's Advice Line - 0808 801 0327 

Sistah Space - specifically to supports Black Women in London

Waits Action - supports Black Women in Birmingham

Sex. We all love to have it. Do we get enough of it? Do we consider masturbation self care? These are just some of the questions that Marvyn, Donald and Chris dive into this week with the help of podcaster Sherryl Blu, host of the Slumber Party Podcast.  They openly discuss journeys of abstinence, how they keep their sex lives active during marriage and the importance of intimacy.

Dope Black Dads is place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers, as well as creating a safe digital space for the community. 

Join the conversation and community online through our social channels:   Twitter: @DopeBlackDads Instagram: @DopeBlackDads Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads  

If you want to get in touch with us, email us on [email protected] or follow our conversations in depth in our private Facebook Group by searching “Dope Black Dads”