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THE LAST EPISODE OF THE YEAR FROM THE ONLY BLACK FATHER AND SON PODCAST IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE! 🔥

The FINAL episode for our “Black Fathers & Sons” series is one we are excited for you guys to hear on today. It is the last day of 2024, and we have been blessed to have dropped over 185 episodes 185 weeks straight! Continue to support us into the new year, but for now, let’s lock in on today’s episode.

The beautiful thing about our platform is that we are willing to bring to the mic the old, and the young. Presenting to some and introducing to others, our good brother and friend Rapheal Hopkins & his son, Jei’Onni McCandless. ⭐️

We get into the conversation with the father-and-son duo, and Rapheal, affectionately known as “Pooh”, talks about the joys of fatherhood. We also talk to Jei’Onni, and ask him how he mentally handles the responsibilities of being a big brother to his sister, and being the man of the house when dad is not home. At his young age, he reads the Bible in the back seat of the car on the way to football games … only influenced by his father and how he has raised him to be the young man he is today.

High praise for Rapheal, as he vents about the importance of presence in the lives of these kids. He prides himself on not even associating with “deadbeats”, and talks about how mentally damaging men like that are to these kids. Guys, we went out with a bang on this last episode. SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND TODAY! Take some time to listen to a black father and son vent today. ✌🏽

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Take some time to follow and keep up with our guests on their social handles below! 🏈 Jei’Onni is a future football STAR ⭐️, surely someone you might want to keep up with in the future!

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Santa couldn’t be the only one giving out gifts this Christmas season 🎁

So with that, BLACK MEN VENT TOO DECIDED TO GIFT OUR SUPPORTERS WITH TWO BACK-TO-BACK EPISODE DROPS! 🔥

We are excited to once again be a part of you guys week. With the year coming to an end, we are grateful for what God has done for the platform. But trust, we have so much more in store. Let’s get into today’s surprise episode with our EXCLUSIVE guest. ⭐️

An Antioch, Tennessee native, graduate of Tennessee State University, we bring to the BMVT table none other than Noah Bayless, affectionately known as “LotisMusic”. 🎵

Lotis comes and vents with us on the platform about his upbringing, and how he became to be the man he is today. We get heavily into him venting about gatekeepers, and how Nashville has an issue with watching others who may surpass one another in their respective industry. Lotis helped us realize that our job is to serve others, knowing that they could pass us on in our journey, but not allowing emotions to interfere in the growth of those experiences. He also comes to vent about how black people are our own worst enemy, and expands on that with his most recent job loss. Do you know the struggle of being an up and coming artist, while still working a 9 to 5? Lotis takes that experience, evaluated where he was right and wrong, and comes to vent about that and more today on the show. Guys, take the time to listen to a black man vent today.

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To keep up with our guest, make sure to follow him on social media! ⬇️

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Excited to be apart of you guys week as we enter into the last few days of 2024! We took some time to enjoy our family, and hope you did the same this holiday season. And if you haven’t heard it from us yet, we want to wish all of our listeners and supporters a blessed Merry Christmas.

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Let’s lock in on today’s episode! 🔥

We’re excited to bring to you guys the guest that we have on today’s podcast. He surely is no stranger to high level basketball experiences. But he tells us about how the hoop dreams at one point in his life, looked far beyond his imagination. Presenting to some and introducing to others, our brother Mr. Tyree Martin ⭐️

Southside of Chicago is where Tyree is from, being raised in the basketball culture there he transitioned to Tennessee to follow his dream of basketball. Enrolling at Tennessee State University, this began the rollercoaster of experiences that Tyree never would’ve thought he’d experience. A graduate with a Bachelors in Business from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, Tyree circled back down to Tennessee to play under NBA legend Kenny Anderson ⭐️ at Fisk University. Again, a true roller coaster of events but none of this transpired without a little unforeseen struggle. ❤️‍🩹

To get straight to it … Tyree faced a time in his life where his walking ability was taken from him, permanently. Imagine as a teenager, being told that you will never walk again. Tyree is blessed beyond measure and a true walking miracle, tap into more of his story on how he overcame that moment in time mentally to be the man he is today. ⭐️

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To keep up with our guest, make sure to follow him on social media! ⬇️

📸 Instagram: @reefromthego

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Beyond excited to be bringing you guys a new episode this week, but even moreso just grateful to be alive as we round off the year of 2024. Been one crazy year, huhn? I’m sure you can say the same. But one thing that hasn’t changed, is weekly drops from the ONLY black father and son podcast in the state of Tennessee. Let’s get into today’s episode ⭐️

Man, my pops and myself are so excited to have you guys hear this one today. Paying homage to the elders is something that we should do more of. It is often that the older we get, the more the world forgets about us, and that’s the story for a lot of those in the elderly community today. 🙏🏽

Well, we want to try and change that narrative by presenting a different opportunity for one very popular Cross Plains, TN native & his grandson.

As we continue to walk through our season/series titled “Black Fathers & Sons”, we bring to the platform the legend, Mr. Jim Thomas Groves & his grandson, Mr. David Woodard. ✌🏽 Mr. Jim makes history with us, surpassing TSU Legend & Professor Dr. James Haney as the OLDEST GUEST EVER ON THE BLACK MEN VENT TOO PODCAST 🏆

Mr. Jim, also known as the “Turnip Green Man”, doesn’t hesitate to grab that mic and vent about a lot of things that were on his mind. Guys, he’s been married for over 70+ years to his now 92 year old sweetheart. We ask Mr. Jim what’s the secret behind longevity in a day where folks don’t last 7 days with each other. His answer was simple … “just keep it moving.” 💯

David Woodard ⭐️ , a former guest on the show, comes back to the platform with his grandfather to talk more about the farming industry and what to look after in our food intake going into the new year. David has committed himself to vlogging his newfound hobby of farming, and educating viewers on nutritional facts that may save their lives down the line. We talk about why nowadays, an apple and certain other products, aren’t the same size as it once were in grocery stores. Have you noticed that Nashville? 👀

We get into that and a WHOLE lot more from this dynamic grandfather and grandson duo. Above all else, giving a 93-years young man an opportunity to be on a podcast, was just dope in itself. 🙏🏽

Take some time to listen to a black father and son man vent today. ✌🏽

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More to come guys from this season of “Black Fathers & Sons” so make sure yal stay locked in with us this month! 🔥 Follow our guy David and keep up with the “Turnip Green Man” at the social handles below.

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We are beyond excited to be entering the last month of the year with our listeners and supporters. If you have rocked with us all of 2024, we want to say thank you for your loyal listenership. Stay tuned, as we have more stories to be told of men overcoming their mental health in the future.

December will introduce our final season/series titled “Black Fathers & Sons.” The goal of this season is to dedicate our platform to black fathers and sons as we bring these men on to discuss the positive dynamics within the relationship that are often overlooked by society. Got a great guest pair kicking off this season, let’s get into today’s episode!

We are excited to bring to our platform the first guest duo for our “Black Fathers & Sons” season. Brandon Sawyers (son) is a graduate of Tennessee Tech University with a degree in Accounting. Although he couldn’t make it, we want to give a shoutout to Brandon’s older brother AJ, who also has played an influential roll in the overall development of Brandon as a young man.

Representing the south side of Chicago, we bring forth Neru “Mr. Lawrence” Gobin (bonus dad) to the platform. A graduate of the University Of Illinois, and majored in Psychology, he began working at a hospital in Illinois. Time surpassed where Mr. Lawrence traveled down south to Tennessee State University where he ventured into starting his career, and while in that process, also meeting the woman that he now calls his wife.

We dive into our conversation with these young men and see how mentally they have managed life individually, as well as together. One topic we brought up is how a man can often times be crippled mentally and emotionally when he doesn’t have a dollar to his name. Any black man, or man in general, surely can say that it’s no fun when there’s nothing in your pockets. But especially for black men, we are labeled, stereotyped, and stigmatized daily. Then to not have any way to support your family or yourself? Surely could put anyone in helpless state with their mental health. A lot to take away from this episode, please take some time to listen to a father & son vent today. ✌🏽

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We hope that you guys are coming off of a holiday weekend well spent with family, food, and fellowship. A holiday every year where we center our thoughts around being thankful for everything God has done for us. We are thankful to have you, yes YOU, listen in today to the ONLY black father and son podcast in the state of Tennessee. Let’s get into today’s episode! ⭐️

From the west coast to the south, we are excited to have our guest grace our platform today. A mental health professional, today’s guest is none other than Dr. Doug Mitchell. 👨🏽‍⚕️ A board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner whose aim is to identify, address and modify limiting thought patterns and maladaptive behaviors that diminish function and suppress growth. It is always a blessing to have a professional be a part of our platform, to share with us their personal experiences with mental health. 🧠

Dr. Mitchell vents with us today about how tough it is being the sole provider of his patients. Daily he sees those dealing with addiction, substance abuse, those who are in need of crisis intervention, and more. He vents on today’s podcast about influence, and how society has been tainted with the negative influences that are found on the devices we use everyday. Dr. Mitchell also dived more into his personal life, the journey he’s had with co-parenthood & raising his children, and more. Take some time to listen to a black man vent today. 🙏🏽

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Excited to bring you guys a new episode of the Black Men Vent Too Podcast. If you rock with us regularly, you know our podcast sounds like way more than just a “podcast”. We have segment breaks, commercial breaks, and so much more. To our new listeners, hit that follow button, and stick with us as we continue to advocate for mental health in our black men. 🧠

An “Out-East” raised brother, Army National Guardsman ⭐️ , and a father joins our podcast on today. Jeremy Rawls takes the time to sit down and vent with us about some of his early on entrepreneurship woes, but before we even get into his business journey … Jeremy went through a tough period of homelessness. He vented about resiliency, which exactly what it takes to get through almost a year of sleeping in your car. Jeremy says he learned so much from that experience, and it built a “mental muscle” that was able to help sustain him for life ahead. It’s way more to unpack in this episode Nashville, lock in this holiday season and take some time to listen to a black man vent today. ✌🏽

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Another week means another episode with the ONLY black father and son podcast in the state of Tennessee. ⭐️ Mental health is the foundation we built our brand on, and each week we are excited to bring more stories on how black men everywhere are beating the stigma. 🧠

CALLING ALL TSU STUDENTS, STAFF, AND ALUMNI IN ON TODAY’S EPISODE 🐅💙

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Born in New York, but growing up in Memphis, basketball was something that David found a passion in. Time surpassed, realizing that his height wasn’t matching his dreams, he switched up his career and leaned more into music. Growing up in church, he always had a natural talent behind it. A proud student of Tennessee State University, David has taken off with his musical career since being a part of the HBCU. He prides himself on using a live band, and having that be his niche when performing. Ever heard of “Tiny Dorm” Concerts? Again, our guest is truly a creative and does these small dorm room live band concerts that you can find on his Instagram page. By far one of the most unique artists in our city, you’d have to check his catalog to hear the uniqueness in his voice, music, and overall approach to his craft. He vents about how it has been mentally being a part of TSU. Guys, get ready … cause David has some things he wants to get off his chest and he does that today on our show. Take some time to listen to a black man vent today. ✌🏽

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