{"id":153287,"date":"2021-06-22T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=153287"},"modified":"2021-06-21T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T22:42:10","slug":"sterling-k-brown-joins-i-am-athlete-david-makes-man-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sterling-k-brown-joins-i-am-athlete-david-makes-man-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterling K. Brown Joins I AM Athlete &#038; David Makes Man Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 318 319'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-21-at-5.50.29-PM.png\" alt=\"Sterling K. 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Brown, David Makes Man Creator and Executive Producer Tarell Alvin McCraney, and David Makes Man actor Akili McDowell (Young David) teamed up with Brandon Marshall, and the <strong>I AM ATHLETE<\/strong> Podcast for a culturally nuanced discussion of the upcoming season of David Makes Man, the challenges around becoming a man today, the effects of trauma, and how to navigate society&#8217;s current standards for men. <strong>Watch podcast below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guests include:\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Brandon Marshall (Host, I AM ATHLETE)<\/li><li>Tarell Alvin McCraney (Creator and Executive Producer, David Makes Man)<\/li><li>Sterling K Brown (Actor, This Is Us)<\/li><li>Glenn Davis (Actor, Billions)<\/li><li>Jon Michael Hill (Actor, Elementary)<\/li><li>Akili McDowell (Actor, David Makes Man)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHYGRVJK9M0?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/PHYGRVJK9M0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See clips from the podcast episode here:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sterling K Brown on Reflections of Yourself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/nszt495izrikjdh\/AADph0xbynPnglfwTSj_rznqa\/EVERGREEN?dl=0&amp;preview=IAA+Ep052+-+PROMO+%2310+-+9x16+-+EVERGREEN+-+STERLING+-+That%27s+My+Knee+(6-25).mp4&amp;subfolder_nav_tracking=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Brandon Marshall on Survival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/nszt495izrikjdh\/AADph0xbynPnglfwTSj_rznqa\/EVERGREEN?dl=0&amp;preview=IAA+Ep052+-+PROMO+%234+-+9x16+-+EVERGREEN+-+BRANDON+-+The+Struggle+%26+Aggresion+(15-47).mp4&amp;subfolder_nav_tracking=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a><\/li><li>Tarell Alvin McCraney on Facing Challenges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/nszt495izrikjdh\/AADph0xbynPnglfwTSj_rznqa\/EVERGREEN?dl=0&amp;preview=IAA+Ep052+-+PROMO+%236+-+9x16+-+EVERGREEN+-+TARELL+-+We+Come+From+Chaos+(1-19-48).mp4&amp;subfolder_nav_tracking=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen on Spotify Here: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3VzRzlR2bq7MSvbG1ZRKRQ?si=dea1df17285448eb&amp;amp%3Bnd=1&amp;nd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/04\/david-makes-man-season-two-first-look-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Makes Man<\/a> returns for Season 2 on <strong>Tuesday, June 22 at 9p ET\/PT<\/strong>, and OWN released an exclusive David Makes Man mixtape on Friday, June 18 with a playlist featuring a collection of songs that celebrate the expansive themes and storylines from the new season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The David Makes Man Season 2 Exclusive Mixtape highlights new music from hip hop legend and member of the Wu-Tang Clan <strong>Raekwon<\/strong> and also includes <strong>Jourdin Pauline<\/strong>, <strong>Donald XL Robinson<\/strong>, <strong>Berto,<\/strong> and <strong>P. 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