Actor Tristan “Mack” Wilds hosts “Profiled: The Black Man,” a four-part docuseries premiering Saturday (Feb. 12) on discovery+ that addresses the triumphs and stereotypes of black males.
“I feel it is very important focus on black males and the struggles and triumphs that we face, each good and dangerous,” Wilds informed The Put up. “Black males are sometimes stigmatized with unfavourable connotations, so I'm extraordinarily pleased to be part of this journey — not solely as an actor however a black man as properly.”
The sequence premieres with an episode entitled “Black Males Are Harmful,” adopted in consecutive weeks by “Black Males Are Absent Fathers,” “Black Males Devalue Ladies” and “Black Males Don’t Cry.”
“Profiled” is executive-produced by Tina Knowles-Lawson and Emmy-winning actor Billy Porter (“Pose”).
“I feel every episode has super-duper shining moments to me as a younger black man,” stated Wilds, whose TV resume contains co-starring roles in “Swagger,” “Photographs Fired” and “90210.” “However I feel one episode specifically, ‘Black Males Devalue Ladies,” will spark essentially the most dialog and convey folks collectively. To truly see the numbers and statistics of married black women and men and seeing how we cope with our girls … that basically sits near my coronary heart.”
Wilds, 32, who was born in Staten Island, just lately opened up about his personal psychological well being points and his journey discovering a therapist to cope with his previous despair points — despite the fact that, as some folks says, he appears to “have every little thing.”
“The stresses that come from being in a distinct tax bracket and having to consistently convey that cash in, or being a younger black man offering for your loved ones and what which means,” he stated. “There are such a lot of totally different aspects that include being on this enterprise … a lot of the time these issues can weigh you down.
“It may be rather a lot for anybody to deal with.”
Wilds and his spouse, Christina Hammond — who've recognized one another since they had been 15 — had been married in December 2020 and have a younger daughter, Tristyn. Christina seems in “Profiled” and notes that Wilds is a superb father — and Wilds stated he doesn’t suppose that being married could have any influence on his feminine fanbase.
“When you enable any form of ‘backlash’ that claims extra about you as a person and your personal morals and the issues that you simply honor — the way you stand in life and the way you are feeling about your girl.”
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