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The Black Fatherhood Podcast: "Jacob Blake on Fatherhood and Life After Kenosha"
Jill Ruby Productions PROJECT
About This Project
Summary
An exclusive podcast interview with Jacob Blake: In Aug. 2020, Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot seven times in the back by a white officer outside an apartment complex in Kenosha, WI. The shooting, which happened in front of Jacob's children, prompted national outrage with riots and protests breaking out across the country. But despite his new identity as a contemporary civil rights icon, the first word Jacob uses to describe himself is “father”.
Goals & Objectives
The myth of the "Absent Black Father" permeates American culture and adversely affects the mental health of Black men and their families. The Black Fatherhood Podcast serves to break that myth.
Results & Impact
The Black Fatherhood Podcast has received thousands of downloads thousands and multiple awards. Jacob Blake's non-profit, Edifye, has connected Chicago high school students to 600+ total scholarships accepted at the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA level, yielding $2.76 million in scholarship funds in 2023 alone.
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