A Podcast on Black Masculinity
Subscribe to Kyr's Substack: https://kyrismatic.substack.com/
Watch Episodes 1-3 of the Final Season on YouTube:
Yep, it's time yall. Let's Talk Bruh (the podcast) is ending. Been a hell of a ride and it's time to say goodbye....
Join us at Lee's Barbershop for the Shape Up, in collaboration with Starting With Today, this Saturday July 22nd at 11AM EST: https://bit.ly/3QiaNGP
Instagram Live on 9/25/22
LTB is back with the help from a couple of our good friends Bemo Brown, Nalo Zidan and Quay Weston.
We discuss Jay-Z's recent comments about words like "capitalist" being made up, full quote below:
In response to a question from Rob Markman about his verse, Hov said, "We not falling for that tricknology, whatever the public puts out there now. Before it was the american dream, pull yourself up by the bootstraps, you can make it in america. All these lies that america told us our whole life and then when we start getting it they try to lock us out of it. They start inventing words like capitalist and things like that. We've been called nigger and monkey. So those words yall come up with, yall gotta come with stronger words."
Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw
Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw
Follow Let's Talk Bruh on Twitter & Instagram
Join our Men's Facebook Group here: Let's Talk Bruh Facebook Group
Watch Black Men Talking About Mental Health on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obTLAA1B6w4
Fellas, are you happy? Are you good? You sure bruh?
No foreal, let’s sit with this for a minute. Patriarchy at an early age forces us to lie. Lie to others of course, but the first lie we tell is to ourselves. We say we’re good when we’re not. We suppress our feelings and emotions. We minimize both our pain and our joy and find it difficult to name our feelings when they even come up. Point blank, patriarchy teaches us to deny our own humanity and suffer in silence because that’s” just what it means to be a man” and “that’s what men do”
But what if we could reclaim our feelings, emotions and the fullness of our humanity? What if instead of "boys don’t cry" we told each other “you are enough just the way you are” or "your emotions and feelings are valid bro." In this episode we take a look at how patriarchy and toxic masculinity has impacted our mental health.
We talk about why Black men have a suicide rate 3 times higher than other demographic groups. We also discuss how we can heal the wounds from patriarchy and reclaim our humanity.
Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw
Follow Let's Talk Bruh on Twitter & Instagram
Join our Men's Facebook Group here: Let's Talk Bruh Facebook Group
Part 1 - Brotherhood Between Straight & Queer Black Men https://youtu.be/xj4P5mFGQdc
What do we mean when we say brotherly love? Who are we including that phrase? Are all Black men included or only some? This episode explores what love can look like between Black men.
We also unpack how homophobia has prevented us from establishing deeper connections with each other as Black men. And for those of us who are straight, what has that unlearning process looked like and how has it shown up with our other straight male friends?
Patriarchy and toxic masculinity require us to do and be several things, but love is rarely part of that equation. So what happens when we make love a requirement for ourselves as Black men and boys?
Part 2 - Are You Good at Being Vulnerable? https://youtu.be/NPuT_t_Nx8U
What does it mean to be vulnerable? Are you good at it? Do you like being vulnerable? For many of us, embracing vulnerability is a foreign concept. It's uncomfortable and frankly at times it can be scary as hell. As men, we've been taught to reject vulnerability. It's looked at as a sign of weakness or softness. But we know that's not true. To be vulnerable is an act of courage. To be vulnerable is also an act of self love. It's an act of self acceptance.
This is Part 2 of our conversation, "Black Men Talking About Love" and we also unpack what love means for us. We share what our self love game looks like. We attempt to define what love is. We live in a world where Black boys and men aren't typically associated with love so we try to envision a world that makes love a requirement for Black men and boys instead of patriarchy.
In the first 20 minutes of today's episode we tackle a few Black Card Revoked Questions along with some questions from the My Therapy Cards for Black men deck.
Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw
Follow Let's Talk Bruh on Twitter & Instagram
Join our Men's Facebook Group here: Let's Talk Bruh Facebook Group
It’s okay if you’ve never felt that way. Patriarchy teaches us to prioritize power, control and performance in sexual experiences which can lead to wack sex at best and harmful consent at worst.
But when we divest from patriarchy, we can begin to focus on pleasure instead of performance. Connection instead of control. Vulnerability / intimacy instead of power. Let's get free...
Watch Black Men Talking About Sex on YouTube
Part 1 - Black Men, What Does Sex Mean For You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzZYBRYii4
Part 2 - Black Men, Who Taught You About Sex? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQnNYVv1Czc
Part 3 - Black Men, How Do You Connect With Your Body?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKnNNmZtTA8
Part 4 - Dropping October 29th on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw
Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw
Follow Let's Talk Bruh on Twitter & Instagram
Join our Men's Facebook Group here: Let's Talk Bruh Facebook Group
Groceries on LTB x Cash App Giveaway #2 Instructions
1. Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel
2. Send us an email to [email protected] with the subject line, "yall got me?" and your CashApp handle in the message
3. Friday October 15th at 9am we'll randomly select 5 winners and send each winner $100 via CashApp
Additional Information
1. To ensure we receive your entry, please turn off the following YouTube privacy setting: Keep all my subscriptions private
2. If you're already subscribed to us on YouTube, simply send an email to [email protected] with your YouTube username in the message
3. We will be accepting entries until 9am EST on Friday October 15th and winners will be announced and notified by 10am EST
"NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Must be 18 years or older and U.S. Resident. Void where prohibited. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, sanctioned, or associated with YouTube or Instagram. Winners announced Friday October 15th by 10am EST.
Groceries on LTB x Cash App Giveaway Information - https://bit.ly/GroceriesOnLTB
Black Men Talking About Sex (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DObssVXubI&t=8s
Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw
Follow Let's Talk Bruh on Twitter & Instagram
Join our Men's Facebook Group here: Let's Talk Bruh Facebook Group
Your feedback is valuable to us. Should you encounter any bugs, glitches, lack of functionality or other problems, please email us on [email protected] or join Moon.FM Telegram Group where you can talk directly to the dev team who are happy to answer any queries.