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• Watch former President Barack Obama and NBA Champion Stephen Curry offering advice to young black men on creating a culture of teamwork, the values of manhood and treating others with respect.
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• Here's an article on certain qualities to master for forward thinking leaders.
Former President Barack Obama and current back-to-back NBA Champion Stephen Curry are two of America’s most admired men. They represent the peak of male excellence, having risen to the top of their respective fields. Even more importantly, they’d done so while eschewing many of the tropes of toxic masculinity.
Both men are powerful reminders that true “Alpha males” are those who provide, who nurture and who are comfortable with themselves. A two-term president and the greatest shooter in NBA history are both great teammates and both understand that’s the real foundation of why they are admired as exceptional individuals.
Read the full article about toxic masculinity and being a better man by Leo Shvedsky at GOOD Magazine