Welcome to the opening episode of The Acquired Man. We make the case to highlight the greatness of men of color that are purpose-driven, walk with vision and the ambition to solve problems.

Exposing the social experiment of emasculating black males. The influence of social media, music, movies and absent fathers are the root causes of the dysfunctional black male we see today. What are some solutions?

Expressing some thoughts that had me thinking in the wee hours of the morning. #blackmentalhealthmatters #breakingtraumabonds #blackmenwillriseup #fatherhood #healthandfitness #Godisgood #fitandhealthy

On this episode we talk with blackballed, sports writer Michael Tillery on the state of today's black athlete, false narratives and the black sport's fan obsession with the white athlete. Mr. Tillery is the CEO and founder of The Starting Five blog. Michael Tillery's work has blessed various platforms such as The Bleacher Report, SLAM, The Nation, Andscape, and many appearances on Public Enemy's podcasrt with Chuck D and WURD on Philadelphia black radio.