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Episode 6

Creating Generational Rites of Passage with Pierce Freelon

Published on: 15th May, 2026

Pierce Freelon is the founder and CEO of Coco Fro, a Grammy-nominated artist, Emmy Award-winning creator of the PBS series Beat Making Lab, and founder of Blackspace, an Afrofuturist digital makerspace. A former Durham City Council member and UNC Chapel Hill alumnus, Pierce has spent his career building at the intersection of art, education, and community. Born and raised in Durham, NC.

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Tending The Fire: A Journeymen Podcast

Illuminating the path of initiation, brotherhood, and mature masculinity.

What does it mean to step into your power as a man? How do we reclaim the wisdom of initiation and mentorship in a world that often leaves young men to navigate their journey alone?

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Jordan Bowman

Jordan is the Executive Director of Journeymen Triangle, a community mentoring organization that seeks to ensure that young men have access to a community of conscious, healthy men of integrity to support them in their transition to adulthood.

He is also an Associate within the Business Sustainability Collaborative at NC State University.

Outside of these two roles, he works as a mentor, coach, consultant, and facilitator for social impact projects and still finds time to enjoy yoga, good food, and friends.