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#FREEBLACKMAMAS

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#FREEBLACKMAMAS

tyrus78 May 12, 2019

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers. Thank you for your love, patience, courage, encouragement, wisdom, guidance and everything that you have done and continue to do for us….This episode is dedicated to you. In this episode I discuss the disparity in the rate at which Black women are being incarcerated and the way they are being treated by the system as a whole. This is something that is...

The Direct Relationship Between Mental Illness and Poverty

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The Direct Relationship Between Mental Illness and Poverty

tyrus78 May 5, 2019

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h6nrp-b03b49 With May being Mental Health Awareness Month we are making a concentrated effort to spread the word about Mental Health in the Black Community. I also discuss the issue of how expensive it is to be poor in America and the direct relationship between poverty and mental health. I touch on the stigma associated with mental health, the problems with overdraft fees, as well as predatory lending and...

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CJ Lawrence May 3, 2019

Editors Note: On May 3, 2019 -Justine Ruszczyk’s family reached a settlement after suing the City of Minneapolis over the shooting death of Justine – $18 million for the family and an extra $2 million for a community group addressing gun violence. This is a record for the city. By comparison, The mother of Philando Castile, killed by a police officer from St. Anthony, Minn., reached a $3 million...

John Singleton, iconic film director, passes at the age of 51

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John Singleton, iconic film director, passes at the age of 51

Talibah Mawusi Smith April 29, 2019

John Singleton, director of multiple critically-acclaimed films, suffered a stroke on April 17, 2019. After almost 2 weeks of being in a coma, his family directed medical staff to remove Singleton from life support on April 29, 2019. He was 51 years old. Conflicting details surrounded the state of his health up until the time of his passing. Several news sources prematurely reported that Singleton had passed earlier in...

Iconic film director, John Singleton, in critical condition

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Iconic film director, John Singleton, in critical condition

Talibah Mawusi Smith April 29, 2019

John Singleton, director of multiple critically-acclaimed films, suffered a stroke on April 17, 2019. Conflicting details surrounding the state of his health have been reported with his publicist releasing a statement on April 29 that Singleton remains in a coma. Having directed such iconic films as Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Rosewood, and 2 Fast 2 Furious, he solidified himself as one of the most talented...