Insight Pt. 2: Juneteenth Events, Sneaker Ball, Brighter Futures Awards, AACR/Sista Strut

Published: June 9, 2023, 6:20 p.m.

b'I enjoyed a conversation with NFL Player and Super Bowl Champion, Rodney McLeod and wife Erika McLeod, Philanthropist and Healthcare and youth advocate about the fun and fabulous 3rd annual Sneaker Ball to benefit their Change Our Future Foundation Thursday June 22nd at Vie by Cescaphe. Listeners can take advantage of a ticket discount code: SBIHEART23
https://www.givesignup.org/TicketEvent/ChangeOurFutureSneakerBall

I speak with Wendy Williams, Program Analyst Supervision For The Public Awareness Unit for Philadelphia\\u2019s Intellectual DisAbilities Services (IDS) about the 31st Annual Brighter Future Awards which honors those dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities. https://dbhids.org/event/31st-annual-my-city-my-place-brighter-futures-awards/

Philly\\u2019s 105.3 WDAS FM, Power 99 and Rumba 106.1 are sponsoring the 6th Annual SISTA STRUT Breast Cancer Walk which takes place Saturday, June 17th at Xfinity Live! A portion of the proceeds go to the American Association for Cancer Research. The AACR has been a leader is examining health disparities in communities of color. I speak to Dr. Brian Rivers is Professor and Director of the Cancer Health Equity Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and a nationally and internationally recognized as a thought leader in health disparities research. Dr. Rivers is an Active member in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) community and has served in several leadership capacities.
https://wdasfm.iheart.com/featured/sista-strut-philadelphia/
https://www.aacr.org/

First, Kofi Asante Executive Producer and Artistic Director of Philadelphia Juneteenth Family Inc. tells us about a series of events to mark Juneteenth.
https://www.facebook.com/phillyjuneteenth 267-721-3906'