{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F08c5372d-078a-455b-9e58-86d4c8f1c003","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"RACE AND THE RENAISSANCE Ep. 2 w/ Jonathan West","description":"When I started this conversation series with my friend Jonathan West of the Being Husband Podcast, I went in without expectations. I just knew that much like men and women, black people and white people have lived together in America for a long time.\nBut also like men and women, it seems like black people and white people don't know much about each other.\nOnce Jonathan and I started talking as men, as friends, and as equals from our respective backgrounds, I wondered what I would learn from him, him from me, and us together?\nJust like every time I go into something without expectations, the results have been amazing.\nIn this podcast we discussed:\nThe success of YouTube star Kevin Samuels and how black women's attitude of \"I don't need no man\" is damaging the black community\nThe spiritual war within the black community, and the ways that community is exploited and oppressed, possibly as part of a darker agenda\nHow the social experiment of feminism doubly impacted the black family, just as they were coming up in the 1960's\nAnd finally, Malcolm X's philosophy of considered vs. treated equal, and how that plays into what Jonathan is going to teach his son about sovereignty and identity\nAll of this is edgy territory, probably for both of us. But stepping bravely into the unknown is what adventurers have done throughout all of time.\nAnd since we live in an era where the surface of the Earth has been almost totally explored, I believe the next frontier of exploration is in the boundary spaces between cultures living together on our shrinking planet.\nI'm grateful to be adventuring with Jonathan, together.\nLINKS\nFollow Jonathan West on Instagram\nListen to the Being Husband Podcast on Apple Podcasts\nKevin Samuels on YouTube\n\u201cPowerNomics\u201d by Claude Anderson\nBoy in the dojo YouTube video\n\u201cGood Times\u201d scene\n\u201cWhat Is A Man\u201d by Walter Newell\nDarwin, \u201cOn the Origin of Species\u201d full title\n\u201cSovereignty\u201d by Ryan Michler\nSPONSOR\nI've partnered with Derek Arellano of Volition Training to create a new fitness transformation program exclusively for Renaissance of Men Listeners:\nVolition Renaissance\nhttp://volitiontraining.com/renofmen\nIt's a 12-week, all-encompassing program to create your physical rebirth, from two men passionate about masculine personal development, and physical prowess.\nIt includes not just technological support, customization, and weekly check-ins, but a direct line to former Top-10 US Bodybuilder Derek Arellano.\nVisit: https://volitiontraining.com/renofmen to learn more, and sign up today.\nTHE RENAISSANCE OF MEN\nCheck out my website at https://renofmen.com\nConnect with us on Instagram and Twitter.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/077d5416-18ed-4332-a23d-bbdca2b970df/j_NeNa4rnItxJ1OYds7sRGv3.jpg"}