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Why the Historic Black Male Persona's Impact on Vulnerability in the Workplace Matters
“Being a Black man in America means being my brother’s keeper while keeping a distance from my brother because I don’t trust him further than I can see him. It’s believing the cops don’t care about you. It’s learning how not to doubt yourself because when you’re born everyone else already does.” — Poet Prentice Powell, written following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014
During this episode we will discuss the historic experience of Black Men in America, and how harmful stereotypes impact Black mens ability to show vulnerability in the workplace.
History of Black Male Persona
The Impact of those Stereotypes on Black Men in Leadership Roles
The need for black men tenderness in order to thrive instead of survive
As a Black Men tools to navigate these stereotypes in Corporate America
About our guest:
Aaron Johnson is a facilitator, public speaker, and touch activist who practices closeness as a way to break down barriers between people. As co-founder of both Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action, Aaron takes the time to hold the stories of black people around homophobia, transphobia, internalized racism, and those that are Chronically UnderTouched. Aaron has created the Chronically UnderTouched Project, the basic strategies to bring a black body from being Chronically UnderTouched to a state of touch balance as part of the lifelong journey of interrupting oppressive systems that make touch balance a radical action.
Websites: Cutproject.org and Unrestedlabor.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @holistic_resistance @cut.project
Tik Tok: @cut.project
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“Being a Black man in America means being my brother’s keeper while keeping a distance from my brother because I don’t trust him further than I can see him. It’s believing the cops don’t care about you. It’s learning how not to doubt yourself because when you’re born everyone else already does.” — Poet Prentice Powell, written following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014
During this episode we will discuss the historic experience of Black Men in America, and how harmful stereotypes impact Black mens ability to show vulnerability in the workplace.
History of Black Male Persona
The Impact of those Stereotypes on Black Men in Leadership Roles
The need for black men tenderness in order to thrive instead of survive
As a Black Men tools to navigate these stereotypes in Corporate America
About our guest:
Aaron Johnson is a facilitator, public speaker, and touch activist who practices closeness as a way to break down barriers between people. As co-founder of both Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action, Aaron takes the time to hold the stories of black people around homophobia, transphobia, internalized racism, and those that are Chronically UnderTouched. Aaron has created the Chronically UnderTouched Project, the basic strategies to bring a black body from being Chronically UnderTouched to a state of touch balance as part of the lifelong journey of interrupting oppressive systems that make touch balance a radical action.
Websites: Cutproject.org and Unrestedlabor.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @holistic_resistance @cut.project
Tik Tok: @cut.project