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Today Sam Dupe, Mikell, and Joe Dupe are talking about their interactions with police. Three different men, three experiences with the police, all included police pointing guns to them even though none of them posed a real threat to the officers. Mikell takes a look into the Atlanta Police Department's Cod of Conduct to give everyone a view of how police are not even following their own standard operating procedure. We take a look at Chris Dorner and how he was treated for trying to expose police brutality.  This episode was recorded on June 19, 2020 and although the episode was not in relation to current events the conversation is very relevant as the killings and shootings of black people by the hands of police has not stopped. 

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We are pleased to have Award Winning Author H.D. Hunter on the show to have a discussion surrounding mental health. H.D. Hunter is the author of the book Torment: A Novella which gives us a glimpse of the waves of emotions a young man goes through trying to understand his mental state during a very trying time in his life. We talk about the inspiration that brought H.D. to write a book surrounding mental health in African American families. We discuss the stigmas associated with mental health and the link between mental health and drug use, petty crime, and the need to be seen. We dive into the family dynamic that plays a role in how mental health is viewed and the underlying fear of actually accepting the idea that mental health actually exists.  We talk about what it means to be broken and how you can potentially find beauty in the broken pieces.  

Special Guest:

H.D. Hunter

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Today we are talking about sexuality and gender identity. When it comes to sex the US is a sexually repressed society; however, we seem to be consumed by sexuality and the topic of sexuality. We are so consumed by it that we conversations back and forth with strangers about how people choose to raise their children when it comes to sexuality and gender identity. Today we tackle the idea of where the disconnects are in society when it comes to gender identity and the idea of the "gay agenda". What is the gay agenda? What is on that gay agenda? Is acceptance so negative that people need to fight against gay portrayal in the media or in art forms? We touch briefly on Lil Boosie's comments regarding Dwayne Wade and his son who now wants to identify as a girl. Why do we even care? How do we explain sexuality/gender to our children? 

Today Dwayne comes on the show to give insight about his life and how he went through the journey to become an educator. Dwayne was born to a family of educators his mother and father were both teachers early on in his life. However, addiction overcame both Dwayne's mother and father and he was forced to pack up his life in Florida and move to Georgia within the course of a weekend where he would have to start a new life. Almost overnight he went from staying with both of his parents to staying with his grandmother. Dwayne discusses the anger issues that he had early on and how he had to battle to discover himself during his formative years. He talks about how he didn't want to share his background with people and so in an effort to be something other than vulnerable he became a people pleaser and in order to keep friendships and neglect his own happiness. Dwayne talks about his issues with people always leaving him being a pattern in his life and has caused him to have a pessimistic outlook on life even though he has to go to work and give the kids optimism and hope. 

Episode Gems

Being a people pleaser can be a detriment to who you are (25:00)

You expect bad things to happen when you go through childhood trauma it creates pessimism (29:00)

KASH (Knowledge, Attitude, Skill and Habits) (38:00)

Today we are taking on the topic of the role of the Step Father in the household. Is it okay to call your stepchildren your son or daughter? What should your stepchildren call you? Today we bring on Tim Patterson and Avery Rosser who are two stepfathers with different perspectives on whether or not it is okay to consider yourself the father to your stepchildren. This topic was birthed out of a conversation about how Russell Wilson parents Baby Future and how he considers himself a father to the rapper Future's son. How far is taking it too far?  We talk about the challenges of being a stepfather and the boundaries that need to be set. 

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Tell Mikell had the opportunity to speak on MajicAtl 107.5/97.5 on the Ryan Cameron Show to help people understand how this current racial climate is affecting black men. They also tackle the question as to what white people should do and what their roles are when it comes to this movement. This is a compelling conversation that needs to be discussed and should continue to be discussed in order to bring about change. 

Today we bring Raioni Madison on the show to talk about her story of how she learned that is it important to take of herself in the midst of testing positive for COVID-19. Raioni runs a nonprofit named 3D Girls, Inc and while most people were in the house trying to stay as socially distant as possible, Raioni was on the frontlines organizing drives to give supplies to struggling mothers in the Metro-Atlanta Area. Although the battle with Coronavirus was tough for Raioni, but she feels as if it was a great blessing once she was able to overcome the anxiety of being quarantined she was able to find peace through meditation and just being still. Running a nonprofit while being a single mother has been tough and Raioni was being pulled in several different directions and COVID-19 forced her to sit still and while she is always serving others she learned it's okay to serve herself. 

Tell Mikell, Joe Dupe and Sam Dupe talk about the impact of the Ahmaud Aubrey murder and how they feel about the series of unfortunate events that occurred in February. They discuss racism in America versus other countries. Joe Dupe gives a story of how he encountered racism in the country of Columbia at the airport. Sam Dupe makes points about the mentality that black people should have after these types of deliberate murders and how retribution and consequences should be a real thing with or without law enforcement.