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American Black Journal

Suicide Prevention Month, Caleb’s Kids, Black Film Festival

Season 52 Episode 38

For National Suicide Prevention Month, NAMI Michigan Executive Director Kevin Fischer discusses efforts to combat mental illness stigma and suicide. Caleb’s Kids Founder and CEO Kiesha Jackson shares how losing her brother to suicide inspired her to create her organization. Plus, details on the 5th annual Detroit Black Film Festival and Taste of Black Spirits National Conference.

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Church of the Messiah Detroit’s 150th, Judson Center’s 100th and the Ford Piquette Museum.
‘Fat Ham’ play in Detroit, Actor Roger Guenveur Smith
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“Fat Ham” at Detroit Public Theatre and a conversation with actor Roger Guenveur Smith.
Backlash against DEI, AACHM’s new home, Cost of housing
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Backlash against DEI, AACHM’s new home and the cost of housing’s impact on young voters.
The Black Church in Detroit’s response to death
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A conversation on the role of ministers who provide pastoral care during and after death.
‘The Spirit of Justice,’ September is Black Reading Month
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“The Spirit of Justice” author Jemar Tisby and September is Black Reading Month.
The Black Church & Education, National Black Business Month
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The “Black Church in Detroit” and education, National Black Business Month.
A Preview of the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival
26:46
A Preview of the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival
Home repairs, Detroit Poet Laureate, Collard Green Cook-off
26:46
BridgeDetroit’s Community Conversation, Detroit’s Poet Laureate, Collard Green Cook-off.
James Baldwin art, Campus Summer Fest, Downtown Boxing Gym
26:46
James Baldwin exhibit at The Wright, Marygrove Campus Summer Fest, Downtown Boxing Gym.
Detroit’s Black churches respond to gun violence
25:46
Detroit’s Black churches rally support after mass shooting and The Four Tops’ Duke Fakir.
Maternal mortality rates, Summer Discovery program
26:46
Maternal mortality rates in Michigan and United Way’s free Summer Discovery program.
Forgotten Harvest CEO Adrian Lewis, Reparations town hall
26:46
Meet Forgotten Harvest’s new CEO Adrian Lewis and a conversation on reparations.
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