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We Don’t Have a Black Boy Problem — We Have an Adult Problem
What happens to a young Black boy when everyone recognizes what he can DO—but nobody helps him understand who he IS?
Dr. Brian Dinkins went from graduating high school with a 1.9 GPA and arriving at Purdue University focused almost entirely on football to earning five degrees from four universities and dedicating his career to emotional intelligence, education, and helping Black boys thrive.
But that transformation came at a cost.
In this episode of Don Talk — Conversations with Mike Turner, Brian and Mike reconnect decades after their Purdue days for a powerful conversation about identity…
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