Black Men and Love

The discourse for discussing black men and relationships is... spotty to say the least. Between the rise of certain relationship commentators, the "Divestment" movement, and everything in between, there's a lot of people saying a lot of stuff at the extremes of this topic.

While there are important nuggets of information and discussions going on, I can't help but feel like there's a few important pieces of the puzzle that haven't been talked about yet. With that in mind, I figured I'd try to add my two cents, talk about a few of my favorite movies (Love Jones and Love and Basketball) that I haven't seen people talk about in a while, and bring up a few more examples of how black men experience and receive love.

To add to the pot, I also brought in a few friends from various communities, ages, and experiences to speak on what they see and feel as well. So we cover a bit of everything, being vulnerable, lacking emotional connection, playing a man's role, and the closest thing a man has to lacking pretty privilege... being broke!

All that and more on this episode of the Black Media Breakdown.

00:00 Intro
02:19 Story Time! (How I met my wife)
07:09 Are black men "Falling in love"?
09:25 Masculinity vs Vulnerability
27:45 Love or Role Competency pt 1
33:07 Broke Boys Don't Deserve no...?
41:10 Love or Role Competency pt 2
54:24 When the Love is Gone
58:26 Final Thoughts

For any black men interested in speaking with other men around this and similar topics, you can check out the Undugu foundation on facebook- https://undugukickbacks.com/?fbclid=IwAR3odri1uk6ZEW9kxpI4xzQsguTK2v1oM686vfQz1s52_kBje2R1nLZOCdc

Song by Jobi- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HawuLLHRA0k

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