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National Suicide Prevention Month
September is National Suicide Prevention month and over the past few years, we’ve seen a rise in the number of Black boys committing suicide. Plus, the pandemic is adding to the risk as young people deal with isolation and depression. That’s why the non-profit called “Encourage Me I’m Young” started a campaign called “Smash Suicide.” Episode 4836/Segment 1
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A decade after the Flint water crisis and a preview of the 2024 Small Business Workshop.

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Detroit Family Caregivers’ Project creates caregiving ministries in local Black churches.

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National Minority Health Month and the NFL Draft’s impact on tourism in Detroit.

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The Wolverine Bar’s Barristers’ Ball, attorney Ben Crump and jazz drummer Brian Blade.

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‘The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit,” film, “Regeneration” Black cinema exhibit.

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Wayne State University’s Black men’s health symposium and the 20th annual Bookstock.

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Women in the Black Church | Full Episode

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A conversation with poet Nikki Giovanni and an eight-year-old Detroit girl’s viral story.

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Detroit’s Neighborhood Vitality Index and Ruth E. Carter’s exhibit at the Wright Museum.

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Grow Detroit’s Young Talent summer jobs program and Detroit DJ Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale.

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Two Detroit ministers discuss artificial intelligence’s impact on the Black community.

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Heart disease in Black women, The Carr Center’s new exhibit, and the NFL Draft in Detroit.