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On this episode of the Game Plan, Eric is in conversation with two esteemed experts in the Black mental health space, Kelechi Ubozoh and Yolo Akili Robinson. Together, the three break down generational differences in perspectives on mental health, discuss shifting narratives around Black masculinity, and unpack the impacts of racism on the psyches of Black people. We’re honored to have this deep dive just in time for Black History Month; it's a conversation full of heavy truths that need to be aired as well as joy, levity, and hope.

Content warning: There is mention of suicide at 9:07-9:11 and at 31:03-31:10. If you are struggling, you are not alone, and support is there for you. Call or text 988, anytime.

Links:

· We've Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health, by Kelechi Ubozoh : https://kelechiubozoh.com/weve-been-too-patient/

· martyr nurturing: https://beam.community/martyr-nurturing-vs-healing-centered-nurturing/

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This time on The Game Plan, Eric is joined by Dolores Canales (director of community outreach for The Bail Project,) a national leader and incredible activist in the fight to end solitary confinement. Dolores and Eric talk about their lives, activism, the history and future of disability and incarceration movements intersecting, and their shared work in the California Mandela Campaign, which seeks to end the use of solitary by any name in the state's locked facilities. Dolores' personal connection to the work is remarkable, her own life and her family's has been both afflicted by these issues but also brought great joy from the community of resistance. Dolores has traveled, uplifting the real needs, experiences, and stories of incarcerated people, to the far reaches of California, to Washington, D.C., and in pursuit of new learning and new models, as far as Norway. Dolores’s passion and knowledge on this critical issue are luminous, and we’re thrilled to have her on the show.

Content warning: There is discussion of suicide at 19:27-19:42 and 30:08-30:50.

Links:

• Book recommendation: Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement

• The California Mandela Campaign

• The Bail Project

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This episode of The Game Plan is historic—our first episode with two guests! We couldn’t think of two better people to join Eric than Conrad Crump and Tremmel Watson, whose friendship and connection to each other, and their work, are infectious. Together, they share about their disparate upbringings, which led to Conrad and Tremmel’s unlikely friendship, and their unique journeys with disability identity. The three also pay homage to two indomitable Black and disabled voices, activist Assata Shakur and R&B singer D’Angelo. Conrad and Tremmel’s mutual passion for activism, representation, and their roots is a call for a world where we can all find liberation. This episode is a balm for the soul, and we hope you enjoy. “Alexa, play some 90’s R&B.”

Content warning: There is discussion of violence and trauma at 20:35-21:00.

Links:

· Activating Change: https://www.activatingchange.org/

· The Autobiography of Malcolm X: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/106490/the-autobiography-of-malcolm-x-by-malcolm-x-as-told-to-alex-haley/

· Brad Lomax documentary: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/brad-lomax-documentary/33589/