Hey all! this week we welcome to the show the Equity & Inclusion Director for the City of Bend, Mr Andrés Portela! We dig into some pretty amazing topics including expectations of those that do this type of work, how taxing it can be, optimizim and many other angles that come with it! Along with that, we dive into Welcoming Week, past experiences, and where we go from here!

Some of the other topics we cover are:

* Welcome
* Connective Tissue
* Culture Tax
* Cache to the Flash
* The Beloved Community
* Beauractivism
* Never Throw People Away

* Welcoming Week. What is it?
* Father's Group Welcoming Week
* I need a PLATE
* All of the Tomorrows
* The Heirarchy of Needs
* Soft Revolution
* Healing As We Go
* Hope is a Discipline
* That's how you build!
* Baby Elder Mode

We also feature a new song by DayDay from his upcoming new album! The song is called Future's Bright!

No show next week! But we'll return the following week!

As always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org

You can also check out more about Welcoming Week here: https://www.bendoregon.gov/events/welcoming-week

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Hey all! Last week, we had our Back To School Kick-off at our new offices in Redmond! Thanks to all that came out. Today's episode was recorded the day after the Georgia mass shooting and we discuss this entire situation. Quick note, Kenny mentions a quote from the Governor which was attributed to the Police Chief. Just clearing that up. Some SERIOUSLY good discussion in this episode! Check it:

Some of the topics on this episode include:

• 16 Pages of Mass Shootings
• Alternate Universe Slaps
• SHUT UP, LINDA
• Christopher Columbus & the Greeks
• How Many Black Teachers?
• Spirit To Spirit
• Hello Fellow Black Person
• Give Me The Money
• THANKS Covid
• MOsley WOtta's new track "PACK" Produced by MEZ and Oxililary Studio
• Church Confusion
• Communities of Care
• Mood Time Outs
• Bite Sized Giggles
• Therapy Isn't Supposed To Be Easy
• Lower Registerd Discipline
• Say No To Your Kids
• Social Media is the Streets
• Fight in the DMs
• Congrats & Condolences
• Care About Your Kids
• Where ARE Your Kids?

As always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org

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Check it! This episode, Kenny, Day Day, & MOsley (who is pretty much a regular now) dive into the topic of Tokenism and how historically we've expected to show up, how we manage, and how things have changed! We also dig into a brief explanation of the Babemba Tribe and how their system of justice is revolutionary from a western perspective. You don't want to miss this!

We also dig into some of these other topics:

* .064%
* J.R.R. Tokenism's
* Wearing a White Suit in a Sewer
* It means KNOW worries
* Crack-matics
* The Alphabet is Racist
* Don't Wait For A Crisis
* FAFO The Dragon
* Leg Day Ignorance
* Limited Codeswitch
* Killing yourself to survive
* Trend Oregon
* Penalized Vulnerability
* The Babemba Tribe's Justice System
* Get The Stick
* A Room Full of DayDay's
* Knowledge without Nuance
* Incense, Cardboard, and a Touch of Mold
* Mosley's Sassy Thoughts
* But I've Got A Formula!

No breaks in this episode. But as always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org

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Hey y'all. We go deeeep in this episode with Jason Graham aka MOsley WOtta! We delve into creativity, advancements in tech and how we react to and utilize it. We also go into how the Black community would progress with real investments in the future stability of the community!

Some other topics we cover include:

Creativity
Laugh Tracking
Data Brokers & AI
Creative = Revolution
72 Chevelle Hard top
Nuke KeyCards = GenX Fidgit Toys
Lil Casper
The Ghetto of the Galaxy
Humans are Parasites

Song Interlude: Kevin Jones - Estilo Nuevo

Two Diapers
What are you LOOKIN at?
It's Whitney, though...
They keep feedin you...
Mediocre Demolition Man
GOAT (Greediest Of All Time)
Bath Salts Munchies
His Credit is FittyCent
Look Under Your Chairs....
Sally Russell In Africa
You can send it!
Who ate the last of the CheesyHos?

As always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org

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Hey y'all! We've got another episode for ya and let me tell you, if you don't walk away from this one inspired, you should go back and re-listen! On this episode, we welcome Bola Gbadebo! The introspection and solid discussions on things from mindfulness, performing, creativity, dating apps and much more are covered in this episode. We also discuss her upcoming film "Confidence" which will debut in September. Some of the other topics include:

* It's Long Beach in the House
* Absentee Prison Sentence
* Ambervert
* Seasoned Cadences
* Mindset Shifts
* Depleted External Validation
* Avert Your Eyes
* Sometimes You're The Problem
* Little Brother, Big Brother
* I Don't Want To Get It...
* Dating, Apps, & Outside Noise
* We Ain't Friends!
* Bumble Haiku's, No Fish
* Your Gift Fulfills A Need
* Random Panic Attacks
* Dealing with Rejection
* Terrible Attention Spans
* Mumble Mouth Rap Dogs
* Confidence Film Discussion
* I'm Happy In My Tree

We also debut DayDay's new single Gin N Juice! And it is straight FIRE! Be sure to come out to see Confidence! Two showings can be found here:

Sept 17th at Open Space
Sept 28th at COCC Hitchcock Theater - 5:30pm

Come out for delicious Jamaican Food provided by Jermaican Jerk Culture (y'all, there's gonna be oxtail), a Haiku booth, discussion panel from the interviewee's, come on out to either (or both) showings of Confidence!

Hey All. So we need to have a conversation about the Breakdancing event during the Paris 2024 Olympics. Oh look at that, we did! On this episode we go into Breakdancing, gentrification, and the Olympics as a whole! We do a deeeeep dive into how Breakdancing made its first (and last) appearance at the Olympics. On today's episode you'll hear other topics like:

* Dookie in the river
* Here's The Fun Part
* Raygun's Dissertation
* Record Labels Are Controlled
* InFORMER...
* Hip Hopper
* Moving the Crowd
* Kangaroo Jack's Sister
* Plickity Clow, Plickity Clow

* Old Tom Cruise
* Mediocrity Is Celebrated
* White Folks Have Javelins
* Sing Yo Song
* What Constitutes A "G.O.A.T."
* 36 Bars
* 3 Brain Cells
* GOATs in Training
* Listen Up Olympics
* Double Standards
* Kenny Gump

Also on this show, we hear New Nation by Bujo Kevin Jones!

As always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org and www.juneteenthcentralor.com

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This episode is one for the books. We bring together some powerhouses in the community as we're joined by Dr Dalton Miller Jones, Marcus LeGrand, & Kelly Musgrove! We peel back several onion layers on some pretty heavy topics! We will have many more episodes where we all join in. Speaking of which, here are some of the topics we cover:

• Introductions To The OGs
• Lou Rawls & Daffy Dill
• A Tale about Billy
• No Raisins In Your Pocket
• Introductions w/Dalton & Marcus
• Kelly Arrives
• There was a girl!
• Building the Black Community
• Let's Talk About Dudley
• Hondurus RayRay
• How We Learn
• Kelly's motivations
• Single Carbon Units
• Therapy Sessions
• Jesus Loves You Dinner
• Here's a Broom... Go Sweep
• The god of Oppressor is not the god of the oppressed
• George & Georgina
• That Child is Missing Hair
• No More Categories

As always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org and www.juneteenthcentralor.com

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* Just a note, some of the mics were having technical difficulties so there are a few small segments where either mine (Kenny) or Kelly's audio is a bit low. Will have that fixed for next time!

On today's episode we welcome to the show for the first time, John Charles! John John is not only the Executive Director of PIRS by Sriponya based in Prineville but also creator of John John's Barbecue sauce as well as one of our board members! We had a blast with him in "the studio" for this episode and you don't wanna miss this one! Some of the topics include...

• The Cybertruck Solves Racism
• Cars EV vs Tactile
• No Control, No Fly Zone
• Bluetooth Ovens
• Disconnection Brings Connection
• Partyline's Were Unhinged
• "Minority" Report
• 2AM w/Carly Rae Jepsen
• Neighbor Trouble Pt 1
• Show Break - One Love by Day Day
• Poppin BBQ Collars
• East Palo Alto to Oregon
• Bodies On a Plane & Palm Reading
• Neighbor Pt 2
• Raking Racists
• From East Palo Alto to Central Oregon
• Extended Stay Hotel "Adventures"
• Drama Addictions

Check out John Charles' Organization's website: sriponya.org

Also on this show, we hear earlier music from DayDay with the song One Love

As always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org and www.juneteenthcentralor.com

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