Episode 108: The Black Male Myth Demystified with AL Mahone
Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton
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Show Notes
Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. AL Mahone is an entrepreneur whose company manages bank foreclosures. He is a father and a husband and enjoys reading in his spare time. He and Dr. Hampton met at the barbershop where they became friends bonding over discussing sports and other topics.
In this discussion, Dr. Tony and AL talk about:
- (00:07:54) The barbershop experience in black communities
- (00:11:09) The negative ways in which black men are, in large part, perceived in the U.S. by their fellow Americans
- (00:16:30) How negative cultural stereotypes influence the parenting decisions of Black Americans
- (00:20:39) The meaning of fatherhood
- (00:29:01) The importance of a man's relationship with his wife
- (00:33:38) Recovering from the traumatic experience of being shot
- (00:39:15) Micro-traumas
- (00:42:09) Approaching contentious interactions with an attitude and mindset of de-escalation
Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.
Links:
Al Mahone:
- Instagram: @mr_entrepreneur_business
Dr. Tony Hampton: