Man Listen...The Tragedy of Nolan Wells and Why Is Hakeem Jeffries So Dissapointing?

Man Listen...The Tragedy of Nolan Wells and Why Is Hakeem Jeffries So Dissapointing?

On this episode of The Man Listens Show, the crew breaks down the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, a Black teen found dead after his all-white group of friends left him alone on a Mississippi island for July 4th — and took his phone. We dig into the judge whose son was on that trip, the pattern of Black people dying in "accidents" around white peers, and what it means to raise Black kids in white spaces.  Then we shift to politics: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries refusing to back a bill limiting military aid to Israel, AIPAC's influence, and whether holding Democrats accountable is a distraction Black voters can't afford right now. Follow us: Instagram/Facebook: @manlistenshow Subscribe on YouTube and hit the bell — drop a comment and tell somebody about the blackest radio show on the internet. 00:00 – Intro, Socials & Show Rules 01:15 – The Nolan Wells Story 02:57 – Victim-Blaming or Valid Concern? 06:45 – Judge Ashley Cole & the Missing Phone 09:42 – Danger in All-White Spaces: The Hunting Story & Dick Cheney Joke 13:54 – A Pattern: Texas Morgues, Kendra Johnson & the Football Mom 16:51 – Why Black Families Move to the Suburbs 21:04 – The Pandemic Story: Two School Systems 23:11 – Growing Up in Rural Kansas & the N-Word Moment 26:08 – The Christmas Story & Why Jack and Jill Exists 30:21 – Hair, Confidence, Black Educators & Code-Switching 36:15 – "Pick a Side": The Mixed-Race & Obama Debate 42:09 – Hakeem Jeffries & the Israel Aid Bill 45:06 – AIPAC, the Military Merger & Kamala vs. Trump 51:00 – Voter Apathy: Can We Afford This Distraction? 56:03 – Voter Education vs. Just Telling People What to Do 60:16 – Media Consolidation & Why Local Radio Matters 63:38 – Outro & Call to Action 🎙️ Like, comment, and subscribe for more real talk. 🎧 Man Listen… Tune in now: https://youtu.be/1NcqsawvD2s 📢 Support the Show 🛒 Grab official The Man Listen Show gear:  https://the-man-listen-show.square.site/ 💰 Cash App: $manlistenshow  #maga  🔗 Follow us: IG & FB @manlistenshow #ManListenShow #BlackPodcast #BlackMedia  #democrats #nolanwells #hakeemjeffries

Man Listen...Watch The Blame Game on Black Voters

The Man Listen Show breaks down the political moment. After the New York primaries, Zohran Mamdani emerges as a kingmaker as his DSA candidates sweep, and the crew asks why the blame is landing on Black representatives like Hakeem Jeffries and Jasmine Crockett. We get into the policies actually moving people, universal child care, rent freezes, potholes filled, and why enthusiasm beats the old guard. From there the conversation goes deep: the idea of the liberal racist, whether America runs on one corporate party with two faces, how infrastructure dollars flow to some neighborhoods and skip others, the prison pipeline, and the real budget burden carried by anchor cities. Then we turn South. Georgia is now a majority minority state, Keisha Lance Bottoms is running for governor, and the crew debates Stacey Abrams, voter apathy, rural Black voters, and whether Atlanta is still the Black Mecca or if DC, Charlotte, or the South Side of Chicago have a claim. We close on Trump's health, DEI rollbacks, and the Black women pushed out of federal jobs. Keep it 100 percent real and 100 percent Black all the time. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at manlistenshow. Visit manlistenshow.com for past episodes, gear, and books, and subscribe on YouTube. Click the bell so you never miss an episode. Follow us: Instagram & Facebook: @manlistenshow Watch more episodes and support the movement. 00:00 Intro and welcome to The Man Listen Show 00:45 Mamdani the kingmaker and the DSA sweep 03:00 Hakeem Jeffries heckled and the blame game 05:30 Jasmine Crockett, Talarico, and the Texas setup 08:00 The policies that move people: child care, rent, potholes 11:00 The old guard, ego, and career politicians 14:30 The liberal racist and one corporate party 18:00 Anti-Blackness and targeting Black representatives 21:00 Two neighborhoods, two levels of infrastructure 25:00 How construction dollars hide fraud 27:30 Socialist policy, Head Start, Rikers, and the prison pipeline 31:00 Why anchor cities carry the budget burden 33:30 Georgia goes majority minority 35:30 Keisha Lance Bottoms and the Stacey Abrams question 39:00 Rural Black Georgia and the roots of voter apathy 42:00 Optics, aesthetics, and what voters expect to see 45:00 Is Atlanta still the Black Mecca 48:30 DC, gentrification, and the vanishing Chocolate City 50:30 Trump's health and the experimental drug talk 52:30 Black women, DEI rollbacks, and federal job cuts 53:30 Outro and shout outs 🎙️ Like, comment, and subscribe for more real talk. 🎧 Man Listen… Tune in now: https://youtu.be/1NcqsawvD2s 📢 Support the Show 🛒 Grab official The Man Listen Show gear:  https://the-man-listen-show.square.site/ 💰 Cash App: $manlistenshow  #maga  🔗 Follow us: IG & FB @manlistenshow #ManListenShow #BlackPodcast #BlackMedia #dsa #democrats #zoranmamdani

Man Listen... Black Men Must Organize Now

The Man Listen Show sits down with Marv B to break down the inaugural Active Black Dad Leadership Conference, a free half day gathering for Black men in Topeka, Kansas on Saturday, June 27, 9 AM to 12 PM at Hillcrest Community Center. We get into the heart of it: why Topeka, the legacy of Brown v. Board, the loss the community has carried, and why organizing Black men is the way forward. Marv breaks down the panels on Black men's mental health, domestic violence, and fatherhood, why the room is intentionally men only, and what he wants every brother to walk away with.  The conference is 100% free and community funded. Register, then send the Black men in your life: your sons, nephews, fathers, and mentors. Speakers include Curtis Pitts, Dr. Jacqueline Kenoly, John Hyman, Reggie Jackson, and the Topeka Doula Project Dads Den (Bri Markham and Tony Green). Music by DJ Top City. Register: https://bit.ly/4kbwEMO Support the conference: Cashapp $gibraltar06 Follow us: Instagram & Facebook: @manlistenshow Watch more episodes and support the movement. 00:00 Welcome to The Man Listen Show 00:45 The conference: what, when, and where 03:00 From the book to Active Black Dad 05:00 Topeka roots: Brown v. Board and family legacy 08:30 When hope got scarce: crack, gangs, and loss 11:00 The real goal: organize, do not preach 14:00 Curtis Pitts, Eastline, and the Boys Club 18:00 The panels: mental health, domestic violence, the Dads Den 22:00 Why Black men only 26:00 For the single moms and their sons 29:00 Barbershop lessons and a seed planted for Houston 33:00 Growing it: the national vision 35:30 Free and funded by the community 38:00 Closing charge: organize and be a force multiplier 41:00 Hometown stories: Hillcrest, the pool, the long walk home 45:00 Wrap up and shout outs 🎙️ Like, comment, and subscribe for more real talk. 🎧 Man Listen… Tune in now: https://youtu.be/UUW08XfgL0s 📢 Support the Show 🛒 Grab official The Man Listen Show gear:  https://the-man-listen-show.square.site/ 💰 Cash App: $manlistenshow  #maga  🔗 Follow us: IG & FB @manlistenshow #ActiveBlackDad #BlackFatherhood #BlackMensMentalHealth #Topeka #TheManListenShow #BlackMen #Fatherhood #Juneteenth

Man Listen...Did Kevin Hart Sell Out the Black Community?

The Man Listen Show breaks down the Kevin Hart roast controversy after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a racist joke about George Floyd on Netflix's live comedy event. We discuss Kevin Hart's response on The Breakfast Club, what it means for Black celebrities in Hollywood, corporate media's soft journalism, and why Black voices in podcasting matter more than ever. Real talk. No filter. Follow us: Instagram & Facebook: @manlistenshow Watch more episodes and support the movement. 0:00  Intro — The Man Listen Show opens 1:15  What happened at the Kevin Hart Netflix roast 4:30  Tony Hinchcliffe: who is this MAGA comedian? 7:00  The George Floyd joke — breaking it all the way down 10:30. Sheryl Underwood and the disrespect on the dais 13:45. Chelsea Handler was the only one who showed up 16:00. Kevin Hart on The Breakfast Club — the live production excuse 20:30  Katt Williams vs Kevin Hart: who actually kept it real? 25:00. Roast comedy has rules — and they broke them 29:30. The Breakfast Club, Netflix money, and soft journalism 35:00. Why they watch and control every Black movement 41:00. Black podcasts are the last free press 45:30. Kevin Hart, where is your manhood? Final verdict 48:00. Outro — Active Black Dad Summit, Topeka conference announcement 🎙️ Like, comment, and subscribe for more real talk. 🎧 Man Listen… Tune in now: https://youtu.be/-eDQOqnjF54 📢 Support the Show 🛒 Grab official The Man Listen Show gear:  https://the-man-listen-show.square.site/ 💰 Cash App: $manlistenshow  #maga  🔗 Follow us: IG & FB @manlistenshow #ManListenShow #BlackPodcast #BlackMedia #Kevinhart #georgefloyd #fuckmaga

Man Listen...Should Black Athletes Boycott the SEC?

The NAACP has called on Black athletes, alumni, and families to boycott SEC schools in states targeting Black voting rights. The Man Listen crew breaks down whether the "Out of Bounds" protest is realistic, who really bears the burden, and what it would actually take to make it work. From Colin Kaepernick to the Montgomery Bus Boycott to NIL money — we don't hold back. Subscribe to the blackest radio show on the internet. Follow us: Instagram & Facebook: @manlistenshow Watch more episodes and support the movement. 00:00 — Intro + show open + merch plug 01:45 — Context: Trump, slush funds, and the Supreme Court voting rights ruling 04:00 — NAACP "Out of Bounds" protest explained 07:30 — The Mizzou story: Anthony Sherrills and the cost of leading a protest 13:00 — Is it fair to put this burden on student athletes? 20:00 — Kaepernick: what collective action could have changed 27:00 — NIL money, family pressure, and who really controls these kids 34:00 — "Is it a sacrifice?" — the crew debate 42:00 — Montgomery Bus Boycott comparison + generational courage challenge 49:00 — Target boycott: what worked and what killed it 53:30 — Final takes + "don't let perfection block progress" + outro 🎙️ Like, comment, and subscribe for more real talk. 🎧 Man Listen… Tune in now: https://youtu.be/hmcy55uuIE4 📢 Support the Show 🛒 Grab official The Man Listen Show gear:  https://the-man-listen-show.square.site/ 💰 Cash App: $manlistenshow 🔗 Follow us: IG & FB @manlistenshow #ManListenShow #BlackPodcast #BlackMedia #JamalBryant #TargetBoycott #naacp #secfootball #boycott