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Houston-based, serving Black men & boys nationwide. Safe spaces. Honest conversation. Let’s heal. 501(c)(3)

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I feel this too much, if I’m honest. The invisible burden we carry as Black folks, still expected to navigate trauma as normal when nothing about it is. Black boyness expires way before it should, and that collective grief, though shared, is far too heavy to carry.

I think of Nolan Wells and see my inner boy, my son, my nephew, insert someone you love. Nolan seems like the kind of kid I’d hope my son would call a friend. Black boys deserve to grow old, deserve safety, deserve to preserve their boyness just as long as their counterparts.

Thinking about you Nolan.

#justiceforNolan by @theblackmanproject

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Flowers for Fathers mini docu-series sits down with dads this Father’s Day to ask them questions centered around fatherhood. Thank you to key collaborators @thirdwardblooms and @everyniggadeserves by @theblackmanproject

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Flowers for Fathers mini docu-series sits down with dads this Father’s Day to ask them questions centered around fatherhood. Thank you to key collaborators @thirdwardblooms and @everyniggadeserves by @theblackmanproject

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Repost from @glassellschool
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In partnership with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship, we are pleased to host the Glassell Lecture, “In Conversation with Artists Brian Ellison and Kalup Linzy.”

This conversation brings together conceptual artist and community leader Brian Ellison, founder of the Black Man Project in Houston; and video and performance artist Kalup Linzy, founder of Queen Rose Art House in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Moderated by Lisa Volpe, curator of photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the panel explores how the intersections of art, community, and personal narrative that appear in both artists’ practices can reflect and reshape the communities in which we exist.

Free and open to the public.

📅 Wednesday, September 30, 6 p.m.
📍 Glassell School of Art, Favrot Auditorium
🔗 More info linked in bio. by @theblackmanproject

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Tonight is the night. We will gather, listen, and discuss.

We are grateful for the support and look forward to doing this powerful work tonight 👏🏽✍🏽

RSVP: Luma.com/soty taken in Community Artists' Collective by @theblackmanproject

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Repost @goodmindsquote

Things that are easy to forget that we should remember. by @theblackmanproject

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Join us on Thursday, September 24th, for our first public literary salon!

To See and Be Seen is a public literary salon, featuring live readings, facilitated conversation, and reflection.

We are bringing together writers, artists, and community members across generations and backgrounds to engage thoughtfully with the work of local writers to explore the topic of Black Femicide.

We encourage you to bring the men in your lives: husbands, boyfriends, uncles, nephews, cousins, and friends. Their presence and participation are important to this conversation, and we welcome them into the space.

This is a big deal for us, and we do not take this work lightly.

RSVP at Luma.com/SOTY

Special thanks to our sponsors and collaborators!

Midtown Houston @midtownhou Micro Arts Grant

The Communal Reading Circle @crchtx

The Sista Mama Sonya @3sistersinthespirit

The Community Artists’ Collective @communityartistscollective

Jazz & Journaling @jazzandjournalinghtx

Mindful Muscle @official_mindfulmuscle

The Black Man Project @theblackmanproject

blkwomanmusiq @blkwomanmusiq

The Golden Earth Botanica @goldenearthbotanica taken in Houston, Texas by @theblackmanproject

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Season 2 is upon us! BOOKED WITH THE BRUZZ is back in August, and we are looking for a good 20 more Bruzz to lock in with us. Women are welcome......to root for us from afar! This book club is still for the bros only, and our loved ones who identify. 10 books, ranging from Black radical politics to Black feminism, from copaganda to media literacy. Complete with supplemental texts, handouts, and a little food and drink. Hosted by Kindred Stories, and CLASS bookstore, and brought to you by myself and BlackManProject. If you, or a bro you know, is interested in reading with us and not in isolation as we tend to do, hit the LINK IN BIO. Signups close in ONE WEEK! Biggest love to @preshusguide for the luscious visuals, and super love to @chaysetheartist for being my ride or die! by @theblackmanproject

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Repost from @stayclosetay but also a huge thank you to @stayclosetay for following through. This was his idea and he rode it from start to finish. We appreciate you brother.

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BOOKED WITH THE BRUZZ.

Last summer, I sat with @playdirtymusic and told him how frustrated I was that “niggas don’t read”. He said that was a lie, and if I want more to do so, make the space.

A year later, almost 20 Bruzz done read 10 books, umpteen pages, 5011 chapters and had all types of agreements, arguments, protests and side quests about these texts. It was a beautiful year, but there is more to be done.

We need about 16 more Bruzz for SEASON TWO. Beginning in August. More to come.

For now, consider coming to the @communityartistscollective tomorrow for the brellhooks listening. Whether basketball or rap, I love to make art out of “low brow” culture that the gatekeepers don’t care for. Because that’s where my people at.

See yall tomorrow! by @theblackmanproject

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3 months ago

Go forward and prosper. God gave you the download for a reason. by @theblackmanproject

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The universe is shifting… but the real question is:

Have you checked in with yourself?

Before we chase more, we create space.
Before we move forward, we get still.

Summer Check In
Meditation. Sound. Community. Alignment.

Your peace is the practice.

See you on the rooftop!

#mindfulmuscle #tbmp #tbwp #veeberry #mfahouston taken in Glassell School of Art by @theblackmanproject

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Join us at The Health Museum for Jazz & Journaling, a creative and community-centered Healing Arts experience that blends guided writing, curated jazz music, and conversation. Get your tickets for the next session, “The Check In” with special guest Rashad Sanders, at the link in bio! 📝🎶

📆Sunday, July 12th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

#TheHealthMuseum #JazzAndJournaling #HealingArts #ThingsToDoInHouston #SelfCareSunday by @theblackmanproject

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