Millions of Americans struggle to understand the Affordable Care Act and their current health care options. Benjamin Money of the North Carolina Community Health Center Association, Jennifer Simmons of the North Carolina Navigator Consortium, and Adam Linker of the Health Access Coalition at the North Carolina Justice Center take on this issue and help clarify some of the choices Americans have.

Every day, we see homeless individuals and families in our neighborhoods, but, more often than not, we don't know how to effectively help them. Gene Nichol of the NC Poverty Research Fund, Earline Middleton of the Food Bank for Central & Eastern NC, and Sam Whitted of Housing for New Hope teach us the best ways to help our brothers and sisters in need this holiday season.

Uterine fibroids plague millions of women of color yet are often misunderstood to be other health problems enitrely. Luckily, professionals like Dr. Phyllis Leppert of Duke University, Dr. Wanda K. Nicholson of UNC's School of Medicine, and Dr. Darlene Taylor of NC Central University are working to educate women about fibroids. A feature on Paula Gwynn Grant showcases her contributions as well.

The recent events at the University of Missouri have re-ignited conversations all over the country about racism in collegiate settings, and many students in North Carolina are joining in and saying, "We've had enough." Deborah sits down with Dr. Benjamin Reese, Jr., Seth Pearson, and Henry Washington, Jr., all members of the Duke University community, to hash out what exactly needs to change.

Simon Johnson, Co-Founder of Quality Education Academy, Don McQueen, Co-Founder of Torchlight Academy, and Eugene Slocum, Co-Founder of Alpha Academy Public Charter School, seek to dispell misunderstandings about charter schools, and they explain the rewards that African-American students in particular reap by choosing to go to a black-led charter school.

Patrice Gilmore, the Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at Holt Brothers Construction, and Shelton Russell, the publisher of American DBE Magazine, sit down with Deborah to talk about what minority business enterprises should be doing in order to take full advantage of every opportunity and how to make sure that they are granted those opportunities in the first place.

Join us as we discuss the best strategies for handling an encounter with a law enforcement officer. Retired Durham Deputy Police Chief Beverly "B.J." Council, the founder of You and Five-O, and Ron Mangum, an educator and Employee Relations specialist, both sit down to help viewers understand what police officers and citizens alike can do to prevent unsafe situations from developing.

Join us as we discuss the best strategies for handling an encounter with a law enforcement officer. Retired Durham Deputy Police Chief Beverly "B.J." Council, the founder of You and Five-O, and Ron Mangum, an educator and Employee Relations specialist, both sit down to help viewers understand what police officers and citizens alike can do to prevent unsafe situations from developing.

Duke physician Damon Tweedy gives his diagnosis on the role of racial bias in medicine with his New York Times bestseller "Black Man in a White Coat."

Educator Barbara Lau and Durham resident Mayme Webb-Bledsoe share insights on an exhibit that highlights the work and personhood of the late Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray,a North Carolinian who pushed barriers of racial,gender,and sexual identity discrimination pre-Civil Rights. Also learn how Terry Spicer's nonprofit The Sisi is fueling hope for cancer survivors in BIF's Profiles Encourage series.