For Episode 022, Jason and Emily talk with Chad Malone about his experiences as a Black man growing up and living in America, raising his own children in Washington DC, and his perspective on the current race-related uprisings. Chad is open, educated and candid not as the voice for his community but as one who has struggled to find his voice and now uses it to tell his and his family’s stories as a window into broader Black communities and experiences. 

Chad is a proud graduate of Howard University, holds a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from George Washington University and works in healthcare in Washington, DC. As a Physical Therapist who goes above and beyond for his clients, he loves his work because of the people he meets and the opportunity to help them as he hears their stories. He’s the owner of Capital MMA & Elite Fitness Lorton and is a leader in MMA, Jiu-Jitsu and athletic spaces in DC. He is known and beloved in the GORUCK community as roster 006 from last year’s Selection. And yet, with all his accomplishments as a husband, father and Glorious Professional, he does “not expect to get fair treatment in this country because I know that the color of my skin will have direct implications on how certain people will judge me.” 

While these types of conversations can be uncomfortable, Chad advocates for their importance in holding up a mirror to our realities, helping those who have been and are hurting because of injustices, and bringing about necessary change on personal as well as national levels.

Links:

• Capital MMA & Elite Fitness Lorton
• The Great Migration
• Tulsa Race Massacre
• “What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali” 
• HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• GORUCK Selection
• Learn more about GORUCK and our One Team, One Fight Initiative 
• Glorious Professionals podcast website