Street Beat

Sundays at 11:30 a.m.

• Source: CW50

Street Beat goes behind the headlines to focus on community issues and stories of interest to Metro Detroit presented in an upbeat mix of in-studio interviews and pre-produced packages by a crew of local people dedicated to improving our city.  

SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010
This week on Street Beat we look at parenting and mentoring.  Carol Cain interviews two men who have created grassroots campaigns to improve fathering skills:  Andre Dandridge who founded the group New Young Fathers and Calvin Mann who created Encourage Me I'm Young (EMIY) and The Good Fathers Only. 

Then Cindy Kainz is joined by Joan Blount who runs Parenting from Prison, a group that helps incarcerated adults build and maintain a relationship with their children.  Ber-Henda Williams talks with Yusef Shakur, Author of "The Window 2 My Soul," about talks about his transition from gangs to good father and explains what parents can do to keep their children out of trouble. 

Finally, Dara Munson of Big Brothers Big Sisters joins Carol Cain to talk about their 100 Mentors in 100 Days campaign.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010
This week on American Black Journal, the census, the election, and campaign finance are discussed  with Vincent L. Kountz, Partnership Coordinator, US Census Bureau and Ken Darga, Demographer, State of Michigan.


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