THE TRUTH ABOUT BEING A YOUNG BLACK MAN TODAY

What happens when two young Black men are given the space to speak—not just about what they’re doing, but about who they are becoming?

For Episode 15 of Season 2 of TRUST, Then Know… The Jackie Boyd Podcast, I sat down with two very special young men: my son and my godson, ages 27 and 26.

And they opened up.

They talked about their goals. Their dreams. Their fears. Their mistakes. Their lessons. Their hopes for the future. But perhaps the most powerful question I asked them was this:

What would the 26- and 27-year-old men you are today tell the 16- and 17-year-old boys you once were?

Their answers were honest. Vulnerable. Thought-provoking. And, at times, deeply moving.

This conversation reminded me that behind the confidence, the accomplishments, the handsome smiles and the strength we see on the outside are young men who are still figuring life out—just like the rest of us.

And maybe that’s what makes this conversation so important.

For parents, grandparents, mentors, educators, young people—and anyone who has ever wondered what is really going on inside the heart and mind of a young Black man today—you’re going to want to hear this.

Because this isn’t just a conversation about being young and Black.

It’s a conversation about becoming a man.

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Because sometimes, the conversations we need most are the ones we don’t have often enough.

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