Lost & Found: Mothers in Charge | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?
Clip: Season 6 Episode 1 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight talks about losing her son and finding Mothers in Charge.
Gun violence in Philadelphia is the number one lead cause of death for African American men age 14-24. And Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight knows this all too well. She talks about the loss of her 24-year-old son, Khaaliq, and what finding and running the organization Mothers in Charge means to her and how she is helping other mothers try to heal a wound that will stay with them forever.
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Lost & Found: Mothers in Charge | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?
Clip: Season 6 Episode 1 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Gun violence in Philadelphia is the number one lead cause of death for African American men age 14-24. And Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight knows this all too well. She talks about the loss of her 24-year-old son, Khaaliq, and what finding and running the organization Mothers in Charge means to her and how she is helping other mothers try to heal a wound that will stay with them forever.
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Healing a Community | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?
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Clip: S6 Ep1 | 1m 40s | Community leaders work to prevent, intervene and heal from gun violence in Philadelphia. (1m 40s)
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Preview: S6 Ep1 | 30s | HEAVEN: CAN YOU HEAR ME? explores the impact of gun violence on Black families in Philly. (30s)
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Preview: S6 Ep1 | 1m 8s | HEAVEN: CAN YOU HEAR ME? explores the impact of gun violence on Black families in Philly. (1m 8s)
A Safe Space to Grieve and Laugh | Heaven: Can You Hear Me?
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Clip: S6 Ep1 | 2m 11s | When a mother loses a child, they also lose a piece of themselves. (2m 11s)
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