How To Be A Man
With gender roles collapsing, gender identities exploding and toxic masculinity being called out on social media daily, what does it mean nowadays to ‘be a man’?
Best-selling author Alex Wheatle - the focus of Steve McQueen's ´óÏó´«Ã½ drama series Small Axe - explore the challenges of modern masculinity with comedian Russell Kane and rapper Guvna B. Together they discuss the men who have shaped their lives, the values they live by, and the fictional and real role models they believe should inspire a new generation of boys.
• Alex Wheatle (Home Girl, Straight Outta Crongton, Cane Warriors)
• Russell Kane (Son of a Silverback: Growing up in the Shadow of an Alpha Male)
• Guvna B (Unspoken: Toxic Masculinity)
• Chair: Ace
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