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DJ shares his journey of grappling with his identity and family dynamics shaped by absence and silence.

DJ grew up believing he knew exactly where he came from—named after his father, raised in a working-class family shaped by absence, anger, and long stretches of silence. From childhood jokes about not looking like his dad to being told his parents stayed together “for him,” this episode sits with the doubts he learned to carry without ever questioning out loud. DJ can be found on social media: Facebook and Instagram @radiodjthedj Resources Mentioned: Untangling our Roots Summit Held in Atlant...

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