Insight Pt. 2: African American Chamber of Commerce, "Trigger," Re-Entry w/ Corie Priest, PHILADANCO

Published: Oct. 14, 2022, 7:28 p.m.

b'I\'ve been keeping you up to date on my training for the AACR Philadelphia Marathon weekend when I\'ll be doing the 8k to benefit the oldest and largest cancer research foundation in the world. Thanks to you we\'ve already raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars and 35 percent more have signed up for runners for research over last year. Join me in supporting this great organization supporting researchers who are discovering breakthroughs in cancer treatment.
www.aacr.org/runnersforresearch

If you are a black business - there\'s no better resource than the African American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ and DE. I speak to Regina A. Hairston, President and CEO and Jovan Goldstein, Chair of the Board about the tools they offer to businesses and the return of the in person annual meeting and awards ceremony on October 26, 2022.
www.aachamber.com

There are challenges facing men of color when it comes to addressing mental health. I speak with Gabe Bryant who is with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services\\u2019 initiative Engaging Males of Color about the issue, resources available and an upcoming film \\u201cTrigger: Stories of Those Impacted by gun Violence in Philadelphia which premiers October 17th.
https://dbhids.org/event/trigger-film-premiere/
https://healthymindsphilly.org/boost/

I talk re-entry with Corie Priest, Community Engagement Program Administrator at the Delaware, the first person in the department\\u2019s history they\'ve hired who they\\u2019ve prosecuted in the past.
https://www.wilmhope.org/
https://doc.delaware.gov/dcrc/index.shtml
https://www.project-new-start.org/
https://cepp.com/project/delaware-reentry/
https://delcoda.com/programs-initiatives/reentry-coalition/

First, I talk with Philadelphia Icon and Founder of PHILADANCO, Joan Myers Brown
about the organizations upcoming concerts at the Kimmel Cultural Campus October 28-30th.
https://www.kimmelculturalcampus.org/events-and-tickets/202223/kcp/philadanco-fall/'