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American Black Journal

Ministers & mental health, Gun violence march, June Jubilee

Season 51 Episode 22

For Mental Health Awareness Month, “American Black Journal” looks at mental health in the Black Church and how mental illness can impact ministers. The 16th annual Silence the Violence march addresses the disproportionate impact of gun violence on communities of color. Plus, the Detroit Branch NAACP gears up for its June Jubilee weekend of events to commemorate the 1963 Detroit Walk to Freedom.

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Nonprofit works to improve Detroit neighborhoods and a talk on the state of education in Michigan.
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A look at an initiative that supports women preachers and church leaders.
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