{"id":3824,"date":"2024-08-22T15:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/?page_id=3824"},"modified":"2024-08-26T07:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T11:04:50","slug":"educating-black-males-what-is-the-role-of-a-conscious-father","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/radio\/the-robert-wesley-branch-show-on-blogtalkradio\/season-9\/educating-black-males-what-is-the-role-of-a-conscious-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Educating Boys, Raising Men: What is the Role of a &#8220;Conscious&#8221; Father?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Educating Boys, Raising Men. 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