#WeNeedToTalk-Frederick Joseph

Malynda welcome back Author and activist, Frederick Joseph. They discuss the personal stories that led to his growth as an advocate and his upcoming book Patriarchy Blues. They also discuss toxic masuclinity, anti-blackness and current events affecting the country.

Frederick is a New York Times bestselling author of The Black Friend and upcoming Patriarchy Blues and Better Than We Found It (2022), Forbes Under 30 list-maker for marketing and advertising, an activist, philanthropist, with over 10 years of marketing experience.

He is also the sole creator of the largest GoFundMe campaign in history, the #BlackPantherChallenge, which ultimately generated over $43 million dollars in earned advertising and media for Disney and raised over $950K and allowed more than 75,000 children worldwide to see 'Black Panther’ for free.

He is also the creator of the largest individual Covid-19 support effort, the #RentRelief campaign, which has raised over $2 million dollars.Frederick has been honored as the 2018 Comic-Con Humanitarian of the Year award and a member of the 2018 Root 100" list of Most Influential African Americans. 

He was also a national surrogate for the Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders campaigns.Frederick consistently writes about marketing, culture, and politics for the Huffington Post, USA Today, NowThisNews, The Independent, amongst others.