Isaac and I wrap up our powerful chat on the challenges (and privilege!) of being a young black creative trying to empower themselves and their peers. PLEASE check out Nuff Said on social media @nuffsaid_ldn and their website: https://nuffsaidldn.com/. Also listen to Nuff Said's podcast Blacklisted hosted by Isaac himself, available on all podcast platforms!

A great resource addressing UK churches' engagements with racial issues is the book 'We Need to Talk About Race' by Ben Lindsay. Order it through this link: https://amzn.to/3jq1Abq . Any orders made through this link will give me a small commission, thanks in advance for the support!

Isaac and I continue to discuss the vision behind Nuff Said and the mental strain of being a young black creative trying to even the arts playing field. PLEASE check out Nuff Said on social media @nuffsaid_ldn and their website: https://nuffsaidldn.com/. Also listen to Nuff Said's podcast Blacklisted hosted by Isaac himself, available on all podcast platforms!

In this first part of my chat with uni friend and Nuff Said co-founder Isaac Izekor, Isaac discusses growing up, making the brave transition from Medicine to the Arts and more! PLEASE check out Nuff Said on social media @nuffsaid_ldn and their website: https://nuffsaidldn.com/. Also listen to Nuff Said's podcast Blacklisted hosted by Isaac himself, available on all podcast platforms!

In this conversation finale, Paul, Ryan and I delve deeper into our faiths in Jesus and how that helps us with our self worth and mental well-being as young black men...
A great resource addressing UK churches' engagements with racial issues is the book 'We Need to Talk About Race' by Ben Lindsay. Order it through this link: https://amzn.to/3jq1Abq .

In this part of our chat we dissect romantic relationships and their impact on male mental health, from Paul and Ryan's own experiences.
We also keep touching on our faiths as Christians and how this has impacted our mental/spiritual journeys.
A great resource addressing UK churches' engagements with racial issues is the book 'We Need to Talk About Race' by Ben Lindsay. Order it through this link: https://amzn.to/3jq1Abq .

I'm joined by musicians and deep thinkers R.T. Hines and Paul Kazadi a.k.a Paul the Messenger, to discuss how our faith journeys as Christians help us with our confidence and sense of identity as black men. We also start discussing the need for balance and accountability within black communities. Find R.T. and Paul on their respective socials on Insta: @r.t.hines and @specixldelivery.

Link to order 'We Need to Talk About Race' by Ben Lindsay: https://amzn.to/3hAAuOy

Me and Deji continue to discuss COVID's impact on the black community, and Deji's journey helping to create the rapidly-rising animated podcast series Pass the Meerkat (available on YouTube). Stay tuned for fun project details and some insights on uplifting black content to help our mental right now! Here's a few empowering initiatives we shout out in this episode:

No Signal - @theresnosignal on Insta
Celutions - @celutionsuk
Inside Out UK - @insideout_uk

First half of my convo with forensic mental health practitioner, music artist and content creator Deji Maxwell aka Dej the Ego! Dej discusses his unique experience growing up and how he got into the mental health industry. Insightful gems dropped on what counselling young black men is like too!
Follow Dej on Instagram @deji_vu - https://www.instagram.com/deji_vu/
Check out Dej and his team's animated podcast Pass the Meerkat here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyU3_JD4AQ3_z_5ZqFN251A

I have a chat with First Class Honors graduate, businessman and budding rapper Samson Makinde a.k.a. SMSN about feeling like the 'odd one out' growing up, subtle racism, what we were taught about hard work and more!

Check out Samson on his socials!

Personal: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samsonm_/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/samsonm_

Freelance work - https://www.instagram.com/smsncrtv/

Samson's organisation VISION:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/visiontm_/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/visiontm_?s=20

Counselor, podcaster and comedian Leo Flowers goes through 3 key tips he has for taking care during lockdown, specific advice for both workaholics and slackers at this time, settings we can progress the mental health conversation and more. Follow Leo on Instagram @leoflowers2000 and check out his podcast 'Before You Kill Yourself' available on all platforms!