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In Season 4, Episode 2 of A Note From the Principal’s Desk, Dr. Shepard is joined by three dynamic Black male educators and leaders—Leo Heath. Jr., Dexter Strowman, and Tyler Jones—for a raw, honest roundtable on trauma and Black men, especially those serving in schools and leadership.
Together, they unpack:
- What trauma really looks and feels like for Black men—from childhood bullying and broken friendships to loss, church hurt, and family expectations
- How unspoken pressures show up for Black male educators: having to be “perfect,” code-switching, being “Black enough” yet “professional enough,” and constantly carrying the weight of representation
- The reality of being the “strong friend,” struggling to find safe spaces to be vulnerable, and what i ...