Our guest this month for the Men’s Leadership Network podcast is an incredible man. Darrell Nelson is married to Connia, and they live in Franklin, TN. They have one daughter and two grandsons. Together, they light up every room that they enter, but when Darrell enters the room, he brings much more than just joy. He also brings a great deal of life experience and Godly wisdom, and the wisdoms he brings is exactly the type of wisdom we need at this moment in our culture. 

In the podcast, Darrell shares his experience as a black man who grew up in a strict military family and lived in 26 places by the time he was 24 years old. He tells us about a very personal encounter with a police officer when he was a teenager that caused him to choose law enforcement as his career. He shares, with great emotion, the realities of systemic racism and its effects on young black men today. He also tells the moving stories of individuals that took interest in him and how it made a lasting impact on his life. Beyond these gripping stories, he gives us, as men and leaders today, a tangible step that we can all take to start the healing process we desperately need night now in our country.