Daddy Talk w/ Calvin T Mann
Lockdown has forced us all inside and us podcasters into remote recording mode. So to flip the script and recognise an opportunity, we're embarking on a VoIP-powered Fatherhood World Tour. It's only right to start in America, where the death of George Floyd after brutal treatment at the hands of the police has sparked global outrage and a demand for a better, more equal world, led by the Black Lives Matter movement. Activism and community organisations play a crucial role in US civic life and progressive movements - so join us in Detroit, Michigan to speak to campaigner and mentor Calvin T Mann. President of youth support group Encourage Me I'm Young and non-profit Good Fathers Only, Calvin is an advocate for building family unity to enable a generation of young men to become positive figures in their children's lives and the wider community. Sound like a good place to start. We discuss his upbringing in a Motown family, realisation of the importance of his own role as a father, and the potential of positive fatherhood experiences (with reference to authors Warren Farrell and Dr Jawanza Kunjufu) Calvin's own YouTube podcast - Daddy Talk - can be found here or via his website https://emiyworld.com