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What they didn’t tell us: Navigating Life as Black Gen X without a Blueprint
What happens when you’re taught how to survive—but never shown how to build?As a member of Black Generation X, I grew up surrounded by people who did “everything right.” College degrees. Military service. Long careers inside structured systems. Success was modeled through discipline, resilience, and endurance—but no one ever explained how to navigate life outside those systems. In this episode, I reflect on what it meant to come of age as part of a bridge generation—one that benefited from the sacrifices of the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers, yet entered a world they had never experienced…
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