This conversation with Dr. Daniel Black moves through the delicate and difficult terrain of healing—across bloodlines, across memory, across time. Drawing from his novel Isaac’s Song, Dr. Black explores what it means to face generational wounds without letting them define us. He breaks open the quiet myths of Black masculinity, the fear of vulnerability, the stories we fabricate to survive, and the ancestral technologies that still guide us toward freedom.
Through intimate storytelling and sharp cultural insight, Dr. Black unpacks power, forgiveness, usefulness, memory, and the ritual genius of Black people. This is a conversation about reclaiming the parts of ourselves we abandoned, learning to touch without violence, honoring flawed parents, and choosing a version of manhood that doesn’t destroy the men who carry it.
A profound, soulful dialogue that lingers long after it ends.
Bio: Dr. Daniel Black — Professor at Clark Atlanta University
Dr. Daniel Black is an award-winning novelist, scholar, and professor whose work centers the depth, beauty, and complexity of Black life. A graduate of Clark Atlanta University and Temple University, he is known for novels such as The Coming, Perfect Peace, and Black on Black, blending storytelling with cultural history, spirituality, and ancestral wisdom. As a longtime professor at Clark Atlanta, Dr. Black has become one of the leading literary voices of his generation, celebrated for his ability to illuminate the inner lives of Black families, explore generational healing, and honor the traditions that shape the African American experience.
Bio: Pastor Jonathan Everett — Rock of Ages Church
Pastor Jonathan Everett is the visionary leader of Rock of Ages Church in New Orleans, where he is widely known for his dynamic preaching, community-centered ministry, and unwavering commitment to empowering families, healing neighborhoods, and developing the next generation of leaders. Through bold outreach initiatives, innovative programs, and a message rooted in faith and real-life transformation, Pastor Everett has become one of the city’s most influential spiritual voices and a driving force for hope, unity, and uplift.
Bio: Jerid P. Woods — A Black Man Reading
Jerid P. Woods, known to thousands as A Black Man Reading, is a celebrated literary curator, educator, and digital tastemaker who has reshaped contemporary reading culture through his vibrant engagement with Black literature. With a platform dedicated to amplifying Black authors, uplifting community storytelling, and sparking critical dialogue, Woods has become one of the most trusted voices in modern book advocacy. His work bridges classrooms, bookstores, and online communities, inspiring people everywhere to read more deeply, think more critically, and love Black stories unapologetically.
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