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Black Men Advocate and Founder of
The Quintessential Gentleman (@TheQGentleman)
📍Los Angeles

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Thank You to my Brothers for Holding me up this past year, with every Birthday, every year of life challenges occur, Growth happens. Someone once said to me: “The people that are meant to be here will be” and never has that rang more true than this. A turbulent year, dealing with loss and change - yet these Men have uplifted me when I wasn’t able to, I am truly grateful for them 🖤
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Dai Moda menswear makes a statement with our Star Grommet Sleeveless Shirt and “Love Is Not Enough” Crop Sweatshirt.

Shop the look at www.daimoda.com.

#DaiModa #Menswear #StatementStyle

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Meet Me at that NYC POP-UP: FIVE FILM FRIDAYS by @createthewritersroom with a few power houses. Mon. Oct 12th, 2026 | Location: 509 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018 | Time: 5pm - 9:30pm. It’s more than a night at the movies, it’s a room where stories, ideas, and the people shaping Hollywood come together.

We’re screening five short films and bringing filmmakers, producers, actors, executives, and culture-shapers into the room for conversations that go beyond the screen.

Five films. Real conversations. One room. Will you be in the room?

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What an incredible weekend with the Every Color Matters Think Tank! I’m deeply grateful for everyone who showed up, leaned in, challenged one another, and helped turn ideas into ACTIONABLE PLANS!

To my team, THANK YOU! ❤️ Your time, talents, commitment, and sacrifices do not go unnoticed or unappreciated.

A special welcome to Angie and Jon of The Open Table into the ECM VILLAGE! We’re excited about what we’ll build together!

We came to strategize, align, and EXECUTE!

I can’t wait to share what’s coming down the pipeline! 2027, GET READY!

The vision is clear. The mission remains. The work continues.

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A 64.7% drop in homicides, the steepest among 66 major U.S. law enforcement agencies surveyed. And Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says it's no accident.⁠
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The Quintessential Gentleman Editor-in-Chief Eric Keith sat down with Baraka, who has led Newark since 2014, to talk about the strategy behind the drop. ⁠
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He described CVI workers, police, social workers, hospitals and universities all working together on violence as a public health issue. ⁠
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He also opened up about the extra weight of leading as a Black man, the quiet network of Black mayors sharing strategies across cities, and why their wins rarely make national news.⁠
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"I don't have the luxury of pessimism," Baraka said. "I can't organize and lead from the framework of everything is falling apart."⁠
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Read the full interview: link in bio. #TheQuintessentialGentleman

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FIVE FILM FRIDAYS NYC POP-UP is more than a night at the movies, it’s a room where stories, ideas, and the people shaping Hollywood come together.

We’re screening five short films and bringing filmmakers, producers, actors, executives, and culture-shapers into the room for conversations that go beyond the screen.

Five films. Real conversations. One room.

Will you be in the room?

[RSVP link in bio.]

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For decades, media depictions of Black brotherhood have operated under strict, unwritten rules, and few are as rigid as the boundary line drawn between straight and gay men.

In popular culture and, too often, real life, the myth persists that straight Black men and gay Black men cannot coexist in true, organic friendship.

The reasons behind this divide are deeply rooted: the fear that guilt-by-association will compromise a straight man’s hyper-masculine image, the concern that women might question a man’s sexuality based on his circle, or the uncomfortable trope of the gay friend harboring a secret intention to “convert” his straight homies.

These anxieties have long policed Black male camaraderie, reducing interactions to performative distance, hyper-vigilance, and an endless stream of defensive “no homo” or “pause” qualifiers whenever topics stray into vulnerability or intimacy (and many times when they don’t).

That is precisely why the dynamic between Shaquille Johnson, Amir Rodale, and Kojo Achebe in Netflix’s A Different World reboot feels not just refreshing, but culturally essential.

Read the full opinion: link in bio. #TheQuintessentialGentleman

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Don’t just speak about the life you want—start walking toward it.

Happy Frenzy is your 30-day invitation to choose joy, embrace the unexpected and live fully—out loud and on purpose. Your next chapter doesn’t begin someday. It begins now.

Order your copy today at HappyFrenzy.life or on Amazon.

#HappyFrenzy #ChooseHappy #EmbraceTheFrenzy #LiveOnPurpose #TGOTI

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Black men deserve to feel love and be okay with loving others. This snippet is from EP. 4 of our summer series, CNS IG Live: Culture Conversations with @itserickeith of @theqgentleman. #blackmen #carvdnstone #positivenews

🦋 WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE @CARVDNSTONE 🦋

🎤: @nyeshastone
🎥: Carvd N Stone

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🥂 A BIRTHDAY WORTH CELEBRATING.

Today we celebrate our Men’s Partner & Co-Owner @e_normus — and in his honor, YOU get the gift.

35% OFF THE ENTIRE DAI MODA WEBSITE — TODAY.
No exclusions. Just style. 🖤

Celebrate him. Elevate your wardrobe.
Shop Dai Moda.

#DaiModa #DaiModaMenswear #BirthdaySale #Menswear #LuxuryMenswear EcoLuxury

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CNS IG Live: Culture Conversations with @itserickeith of @theqgentleman. Eric is has been running the QG for a decade covering positive news about Black men. #carvdnstone #positivenews

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