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Black History Year

Destroying--Then Rebuilding--The Black Man with Phil Agnew

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.32.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Today's History Story: Million Man March Under white supremacy, many Black men have been rewarded for fitting into its anti-Black definition of masculinity – and it’s often been to our people’s detriment. But there are people reimagining who the Black man is and working to decolonize and reconstruct the Black man from head to toe, inside and out - mind, body, and soul. One such person is today’s guest, Phillip Agnew. Phil is a community organizer who, in 2012, co-founded the Dream Defenders in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin. More recently, he’s co-founded Black Men Build, an organization that represents a wide group of Black people from all walks of life – organizers, artists, communicators, educators, and creatives – who have come together to grapple with issues that are challenging Black men using social, economic, political, and spiritual tools needed to evolve and power Black futures. To bring Black Men Build to your city, or learn more about the incredible work they’re doing, visit www.blackmen.build. Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people who are leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The BHY production team includes Tareq Alani, Brooke Brown, Tasha Taylor, and Lilly Workneh. Our producers are Cydney Smith, Len Webb for PushBlack, and Ronald Younger, who also edits the show. Black History Year’s executive producer is Julian Walker. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you love Push Blacks Black History Year, you'll love our newest podcast called Two Minute

0:10.8

Black History.

0:12.3

In only two minutes, you'll hear little-known stories about our people and reclaim the

0:17.6

knowledge we need to take action and advance our community.

0:22.9

To move towards the future, you've got to look to the past.

0:27.1

Learn the history you didn't get in school.

0:29.3

Tune in to Two Minute Black History, every Tuesday through Friday, right on the Black

0:34.5

History Year feed, and wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:52.8

So there are a lot of stereotypes about what makes a man a man.

0:57.0

But if you're black and masculine, you had no part in their creation.

1:04.6

Throughout the errors of colonialism, enslavement, Jim Crow, and the new Jim Crow, the black

1:11.6

man has either been tarred by those stereotypes or, in some unfortunate instances, killed

1:18.8

because of them.

1:20.7

I'm Jay from Push Black, and you're listening to Black History Year.

1:25.7

Many black men have been rewarded under white supremacy for fitting into this anti-black

1:32.0

definition of masculinity.

1:34.9

But at the same time, there are people re-imagining who the black man is, working to decolonize and

1:42.7

reconstruct the black man from head to toe inside out, mind, body, and soul.

1:50.2

Their goal is to help black men show up for themselves and their community through this

1:54.8

redefinition, so that they, we, can stand among the leaders in reshaping the world.

2:02.9

One such person is today's guest, Philip Agnew.

2:07.2

Phil is a community organizer who, in 2012, co-founded the Dream Defenders and the wake

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