Coaches, Father Figures, and the Boxing Match that Changed America

The Black Fatherhood Podcast

EpisodeSep 14, 202336m

Coaches, Father Figures, and the Boxing Match that Changed America

The Black Fatherhood Podcast

EpisodeSep 14, 202336m

Jack Johnson, boxing's first ever African-American world heavyweight champion, broke color barriers and changed the sport forever. But he didn't do it alone. He had an important father figure in his corner. "The Royale," a play based on the life of Jack Johnson is currently on stage and today we're speaking with Jamal James, the actor playing the title role.

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The myth of the "Absent Black Father" permeates American culture and adversely affects the mental health of Black men and their families. The Black Fatherhood Podcast serves to break that myth. Hosted by Dr. Alvin Thomas, clinical psychologist and Dir. of the TRYLab at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, the show offers engaging conversations with Black authors, artists, and academics on the issues (past and present) affecting Black fathers, and serves to celebrate and strengthen Black Fatherhood.

thomaslab.humanecology.wisc.edu

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