Former Gang Member Speaks Out against Toxic Masculinity and Groupthink

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In a powerful talk, educator Eldra Jackson III shares how he unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity through Inside Circle, an organization that leads group therapy for incarcerated men. Now he's helping others heal by creating a new image of what it means to be a whole, healthy man. "The challenge is to eradicate this cycle of emotional illiteracy and groupthink," he says. Eldra Jackson: How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity (TED Talk, Jan. 30, 2019) [yt]_vCIktrORFU[/yt]

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How men at New Folsom Prison reckon with toxic masculinity (L.A. Times, Nov. 30, 2017)

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