Best Enrique Cerna Matt Chan Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 122 UNFILTERED with Debora Juarez, Omari Salisbury and Enrique Cerna 52:45

20d ago52:45

52:45

This episode was recorded the day after former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz appeared on the Jason Rantz radio show where he denied accusations of misconduct from female staff members. In the interview, Diaz also came out as gay. We break down the interview and reaction to it. Also, we discuss the aftermath of the deadly shooting at Garfield Hig…

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Ep 121 Author/Activist Luis Miranda, Jr. 36:30

1M ago36:30

36:30

On this episode, Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna talks with author/ activist Luis Miranda, Jr. about his new memoir, RELENTLESS: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America. He may be known as the father of Broadway star Lin-Manual Miranda, but before his son became famous, Luis Miranda, Jr. made his mark as an activist, political…

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Ep 120 UNFILTERED Protests and Business Backtrack on DEI 46:23

2M ago46:23

46:23

Chino Y Chicano/ Converge Media present another episode of UNFILTERED with former Seattle City Council member Debora Juarez and Converge Media founder Omari Salisbury. They joined Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna to examine the impact of the protests over the Israel-Hamas War. Do these protests make a difference? Are outsiders hijacking the purpo…

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UNFILTERED Ep 119 Remembering Matt Chan 54:58

3M ago54:58

54:58

Seattle lost a great storyteller and community activist. Matt Chan passed away from kidney cancer on Saturday, March 30. He was 71 years old. After appearing on the first UNFILTERED, Matt knew his declining health would not let him continue. He told his Chino Y Chicano podcast partner, Enrique Cerna that he wanted UNFILTERED to continue because he …

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Chino Y Chicano Ep 118 Rest in Peace, Matt Chan 21:57

3M ago21:57

21:57

The Chino, Matt Chan passed away on Saturday, March 30. Cancer took his life. His spirit and a legacy of family, community and friendship remain strong. The Chicano, Enrique Cerna remembers his best friend and how his full life brought joy, humor, love and strength that will never be forgotten. Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obitua…

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Ep 117 Historian Rick Shenkman on Cognitive Dissonance and support of Donald Trump 31:29

4M ago31:29

31:29

As a college student at Vassar, Rick Shenkman was a fervent supporter of Richard Nixon. As the Watergate scandal unfolded, Shenkman was unwavering in his defense of Nixon. He was a poster boy for cognitive dissonance, unwilling to admit he was wrong about Nixon. But the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox in the infamous Saturday Night Massa…

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Ep 116 UNFILTERED 45:55

4M ago45:55

45:55

UNFILTERED features Enrique Cerna, Matt Chan, Debora Juarez and Omari Salisbury. The four weigh in with candid insights and opinions on local, regional, national news affecting our lives. UNFILTERED is a co-production of Chino Y Chicano and Converge Media. On this premiere episode, we talk public safety as Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell holds the firs…

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Ep 115 Mike Fancher, Washington Coalition for Open Government 29:24

4M ago29:24

29:24

The Chino Y Chicano mark National Sunshine Week, a time to shine a light on the importance of public records and open government. But according to Mike Fancher, retired Seattle Times executive editor and currently the president of the Washington Coalition for Open Government that sunshine is lacking especially in our state legislature. The independ…

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Ep 114 Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Maria Hinojosa 34:09

4M ago34:09

34:09

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa joins the Chino Y Chicano. Maria talks about her upcoming visit to Washington State University’s Pullman campus where she will be honored with the Edward R.Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award from the Murrow College of Communication. She will receive the award and give the keynote address at the 48th A…

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Ep 113 Washington State Senator Nikki Torres 35:44

5M ago35:44

35:44

Washington state Senator Nikki Torres joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about her proposed legislation to help DACA recipients. Senate bill 5631 would require state agencies to clearly identify programs and services that accepts applicants with federal Deferred Action for Childhood status. Torres is a Republican representing the 15th legislative di…

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Chino Y Chicano Ep 112 Matt’s Cancer; Enrique’s Stolen Car; Mayor Needs to Deliver 32:20

5M ago32:20

32:20

On this episode, Matt talks about the recent struggles of his cancer fight. Enrique speaks out about his anger and frustration of having his car stolen. Also, the Chino Y Chicano weigh in on Amazon helping to revive the Chinatown-International District Night Market. Plus, the pressure on Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to produce results now that he ha…

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Ep 111 Finalists Forum for Seattle City Council Position 8 15:57

6M ago15:57

15:57

The Chino Y Chicano meet at the Converge Media Studio for a conversation about the public forum featuring the eight finalists for Seattle City Council position 8. The city wide council seat is vacant after Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council. The city council will decide who will fill the post on Tuesday, January 23. We look at t…

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Ep 110 Matt Chan Has Cancer Part 6 21:30

6M ago21:30

21:30

On this episode, the Chino, Matt Chan updates us on his cancer fight. The latest news is concerning. Matt talks candidly about what he now faces. Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/progr…

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Ep 109 Washington State Senator Joe Nguyen 47:43

6M ago47:43

47:43

Washington State Senator Joe Nguyen joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about the critical issues facing lawmakers in the 2024 legislative session. Nguyen is a Democrat. He was elected to the state senate in 2019. He represents the 34th District which includes White Center, West Seattle, Vashon Island, and part of Burien. Nguyen is chair of the Senat…

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Ep 108 Congressman Adam Smith 44:56

7M ago44:56

44:56

Washington Congressman Adam Smith joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about his struggle with chronic pain, anxiety and depression. Smith has represented Washington state’s 9th Congressional District for 26 years. He details his physical and mental health challenges in his book Lost and Broken: My Journey Back from Chronic Pain and Crippling Anxiety.…

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Ep 107 Jaime Mendez, Se Habla Media 38:14

7M ago38:14

38:14

Since 2007, Jaime Mendez has anchored the only locally produced Spanish language television newscast on KUNS, the Seattle Univision affiliate. KUNS is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group which also owns KOMO television in Seattle. Sinclair has decided to drop the Seattle Univision affiliation beginning January 1, 2024. To fill the Spanish languag…

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Ep 106 Israeli Human Rights Lawyer/UW Lecturer Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan 35:53

8M ago35:53

35:53

Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan is a longtime Israeli human rights lawyer who is currently teaching and lecturing at the University of Washington. She is an expert on Israel and Palestine. Ben-Natan joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about the Israel-Hamas war. She provides important context in understanding the current conflict and the tensions it has raised …

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Ep 105 Washington Tenth District Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland 35:58

8M ago35:58

35:58

Marilyn Strickland represents Washington’s 10th Congressional District. She was sworn into office on January 3rd, 2021. Three days later Trump supporters attacked the United State’s Capitol. Strickland joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about the dysfunction in Congress, the Trump threat to democracy and the continuing challenge to voter rights. Rea…

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Ep 104 Lahaina Homeowner Shirley Enebrad on the Maui Wildfires Aftermath 32:32

8M ago32:32

32:32

Lahaina homeowner Shirley Enebrad updates the Chino Y Chicano on the aftermath of the Maui wildfires that destroyed her home, and took the lives of more than 100 people including one of Enebrad’s tenants. Enebrad returned to Maui in October to survey what was left of her home, and to help family and friends still dealing with the trauma of the fire…

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Ep 103 Lori Matsukawa, Author of Brave Mrs. Sato 35:19

8M ago35:19

35:19

Retired KING 5 Anchor/Reporter Lori Matsukawa joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about her children's book Brave Mrs. Sato. It is a fascinating story of picture brides, Japanese culture, Lori's family history and her childhood in Hawaii. About the author (2023) Emmy award winning journalist Lori Matsukawa tells a charming tale based on two real-life…

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Ep 102 Victoria Beach, Chair, SPD African-American Community Advisory Council 30:17

8M ago30:17

30:17

Victoria Beach, chair of the Seattle Police Department’s African American Community Advisory Council joins the Chino Y Chicano with some blunt talk about the recent city council election, police staffing and relations, gun violence in Seattle, and the direction of the city. Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-intern…

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Ep 101 Opera Singer Jose Iñiguez 37:55

9M ago37:55

37:55

Growing up in a farmworker family in Mattawa, Washington, Jose Iñiguez became enamored with opera. He dreamed of one day becoming an opera singer in spite of his father’s misgivings. Today he is living his dream and heading up Encanto Arts, a non-profit that promotes the arts in underserved rural communities. Iñiguez joins the Chino Y Chicano to ta…

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Ep 100 Marty Jackson, Executive Director of the Southeast Network Safety Program 38:36

9M ago38:36

38:36

The Chino Y Chicano podcast marks its 100th episode as it joins the Converge Media program line up. Converge Media is a leading producer of culturally relevant content in the Pacific Northwest. On this 100th episode, we focus on the disturbing increase in gun violence in Seattle with Marty Jackson. Jackson is the executive director of the Southeast…

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Ep 99 Shirley Enebrad, Lahaina Homeowner 38:55

10M ago38:55

38:55

It took 17 minutes for a wildfire to destroy the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Shirley Enebrad and her husband lost their home in the fire, and a close friend is still among the missing. Shirley is a former Seattle television producer, an author and grief counselor. She joins the Chino Y Chicano to detail how her daughters were ab…

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Ep 98 Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz 34:39

11M ago34:39

34:39

Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about crime and gun violence. There has been a spike in shooting incidents involving stolen guns. A fatal shooting in downtown Seattle took the lives of a pregnant woman and her unborn child, and a shooting in the Rainier Valley at a community event injured five people. Police are s…

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Ep 97 Award Winning Journalist Deborah Horne 39:11

11M ago39:11

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Deborah Horne is an Emmy award winning television news reporter. She has worked for Seattle’s KIRO 7 News for more than 32 years. Before she became a journalist, Deborah was part of history in her hometown of Newport News, Virginia. She and others made up the largest group of Black students to integrate Newport News High School. Deborah joins the C…

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Ep 96 Matt Chan Has Cancer Part 5 18:43

12M ago18:43

18:43

We get the latest on the Chino, Matt Chan, and the treatment he is receiving for kidney cancer. Matt was diagnosed in May, 2022. His fight against cancer has been fluid with changes in his treatment and side effects from the medications. Matt is hanging in there and hoping for the best. Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chi…

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Ep 95 The Fentanyl Crisis 24:18

1y ago24:18

24:18

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the most common drugs involved in overdose deaths. Even in small doses, it can be deadly. Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Nicole Rodin says the big concern is illegally produced fentanyl that …

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Ep 94 Former Washington Governor Gary Locke 23:45

1y ago23:45

23:45

Former Washington Governor Gary Locke joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about the U. S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the use of race in college admissions. Locke says he benefitted from affirmative action in the late 60s when he applied to attend Yale University. Locke is a former Washington state Governor and served as Ambassador to China in…

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Ep 93 Hattie Kauffman, Storyteller 37:29

1y ago37:29

37:29

Hattie Kauffman was the first Native American to become a network news correspondent. She joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about her journey into broadcast journalism and a different type of storytelling she has pursued in retirement, oil painting. Kauffman began her television news career in Seattle at KING 5 in the mid 80s before joining ABC New…

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Ep 92 Ramon Rivera, Washington State Music Teacher of the Year 34:25

1y ago34:25

34:25

Ramon Rivera is the Washington State Music Teacher of the Year. Rivera is the Mariachi and Folklorico Dance Director in the Mt. Vernon School District. He joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about importance of music, dance and the arts at Mt. Vernon and how it is growing in a time that other public school districts are cutting back and eliminating m…

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Ep 91 Seferiana Day, Upper Left Strategies 32:22

1y ago32:22

32:22

Is running for public office these days worth it? We take up that question and more with Seferiana Day, founding partner of the Seattle political consulting firm Upper Left Strategies. Day joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about the challenges candidates need to consider. Along with fundraising, campaigning and making the case for election, candida…

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Ep 90 Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez 40:42

1y ago40:42

40:42

Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez joins the Chino Y Chicano to share his perspective on the declining trust in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Clarence Thomas controversy, racial bias in the courts, the importance of civics, and how the late artist Alfredo Arreguin left his mark in our state's Temple of Justice. Read: https://www.s…

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Ep 89 Seattle Times Staff Writer Esmy Jimenez on "Social Services Librarians" 27:48

1y ago27:48

27:48

As mental illness and drug use impact our communities, librarians find themselves taking on the role of social workers. In Seattle, the central branch in downtown employs four social services librarians who help people seeking information about shelter, food and other social services. Seattle Times staff reporter Esmy Jimenez joins the Chino Y Chic…

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Ep 88 Artist/Activist Erin Shigaki 36:00

1y ago36:00

36:00

Seattle artist and activist Erin Shigaki is the co-chair of the Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee. She helps to coordinate the annual commemorative trip to the Minidoka National Historic Site near Twin Falls, Idaho. In 1942, Minidoka was the site of an incarceration camp where Shigaki's parents and some 13 thousand other people of Japanese anc…

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Ep 87 Seattle City Council Member Sara Nelson on Protests and Movement Politics 20:14

1y ago20:14

20:14

Recently, protesters showed up outside the homes of Seattle City Council members Sara Nelson and Alex Pedersen. Both opposed a late fee cap of $10 for renters. They were not against a late fee cap but supported a different formula. That didn’t stop a small group of protesters from showing up with signs and flipping off Nelson. These actions are no …

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Ep 86 Matt Chan Has Cancer Part 4 16:33

1+ y ago16:33

16:33

It has been almost a year since the Chino, Matt Chan was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Since then, he has been through ups and downs in his treatment. On this episode, we get an update on where he is now and what he has learned about living with cancer. Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-acti…

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Ep 85 Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell 33:07

1+ y ago33:07

33:07

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about the state of the city. A recent poll commissioned by the Downtown Seattle Association and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce found the Mayor with a 67 percent favorable impression among the respondents. However, the poll also found that 60 percent of respondents felt the city…

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Ep 84 Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez Speaks Out 41:18

1+ y ago41:18

41:18

In her first interview since announcing she will not seek re-election, Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez opens up to the Chino Y Chicano about her decision. In a wide ranging, personal and blunt conversation, Juarez speaks out about the 2020 Seattle protests over the murder of George Floyd, and how her refusal to back a pledge to defund …

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Ep 83 Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz 39:56

1+ y ago39:56

39:56

Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz’s joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk public safety in Seattle. 2022 was a particularly challenging year as the violent crime rate was the highest in 15 years. Homicides increased 24 percent. Gun violence was the cause of death for the majority of the victims. Diaz served as interim police chief for two years before b…

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Ep 82 Thomas Saenz, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund 31:11

1+ y ago31:11

31:11

Thomas Saenz is the president and general counsel of MALDEF, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. He joins the Chino Y Chicano to explain why the civil rights organization plans to open a Seattle office this year. Saenz also talks about the growth of the Latino population in the United States, plus, the challenges faced in polit…

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Ep 81 Dr. Amy Cooter, Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism 35:00

1+ y ago35:00

35:00

Dr. Amy Cooter is a senior research fellow at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and its Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism. In a sobering conversation with the Chino Y Chicano, she talks about the rise of domestic extremist groups in the United States such as the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, Neo-Nazis and militias, and…

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Ep 80 Seattle Times Food Writer Tan Vinh 33:08

1+ y ago33:08

33:08

Seattle Times food writer Tan Vinh joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about the Seattle area food scene. He shares his thoughts on the state of local eateries after the Covid pandemic. Vinh weighs in on why some people think ethnic food prices should be cheaper than mainstream establishments. He also talks about the future of outdoor patio seating t…

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Ep 79 Jaci McCormack, CEO, Rise Above 31:58

1+ y ago31:58

31:58

Jaci McCormack is a Native American basketball legend. She grew up in Lapwai, Idaho on the Nez Perce reservation where she became Idaho State Player of the Year, and eventually earned a scholarship and a degree at Illinois State University. But her journey from the reservation to the college court was not easy. McCormack joins the Chino Y Chicano t…

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Ep 78 Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best 35:05

1+ y ago35:05

35:05

Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best speaks out on the fatal beating death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police. Best says she was horrified by the video of the beating. She says the death of Nichols raises questions about police culture, special units and the need for police reform. Best also weighs in on the potential impact of recru…

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Ep 77 Publisher Assunta Ng 39:35

1+ y ago39:35

39:35

For more than 40 years, Assunta Ng has guided the Seattle Chinese Post and the Northwest Asian Weekly. As founder and publisher, Ng is relentless and fearless as a journalist and business owner. But after four decades, major change is underway for both publications, brought about by the pandemic, economics, social media, and time. The Seattle Chine…

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Ep 76 New King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion 40:02

1+ y ago40:02

40:02

Leesa Manion is the new King County Prosecutor. She was elected to the office in November, becoming the first woman, and person of color to hold the post in King County. She is also the first Korean American woman to be elected prosecuting attorney in the United States. Manion joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about her to decision to seek elected …

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Ep 75 Author Peter Bacho 40:22

1+ y ago40:22

40:22

Peter Bacho is a lawyer, professor, writer, and author. He joins the Chino Y Chicano for a humorous and insightful interview about his latest book, Uncle Rico’s Encore: Mostly True Stories of Filipino Seattle. The book features a series of mini memoirs about the people in Seattle’s Filipino community that molded Bacho’s life and reflect an importan…

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Ep 74 Looking Back on 2022 and Ahead to 2023 19:47

1+ y ago19:47

19:47

2022 marked the second year of the Chino Y Chicano podcast with Matt Chan and Enrique Cerna. It was year of challenge especially for Matt who left retirement to join Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s administration, then learned he had kidney cancer, and despite his illness, led a successful Seattle Chinatown International District community protest ag…

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Ep 73 Author Marcus Harrison Green on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health 49:46

1+ y ago49:46

49:46

When Marcus Harrison Green was fifteen, he tried to kill himself. Fortunately, he failed. Still, he has struggled over the years with mental health challenges. He has been open about those challenges in hopes that others, especially youth of color, can understand that it is not a weakness to seek help. On this episode, Marcus and the Chino Y Chican…

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