Ray Bell's "Hope Project" has quickly ended poverty for hundreds of inner-city young people. He says he can end poverty and gun violence for every poor young person in the U.S. 

Police Chief Gary Hill is making some changes when it comes to hiring police officers and it's getting rounds of applause. He has put a police academy on the campus of an HBCU. The police cadets come from the surrounding community and many have their own stories about being black and being stopped by the police. I think we're onto something...

Dr. Shauna Moore Reynolds and I talk about the fragility of mental health in the Black community and how racism in and of itself affects our mental health.

Michael Harriot is s a critically-acclaimed poet, journalist, and broadcaster. And best of all, he's a senior writer for TheRoot.com He's also been a guest on a number of shows like the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He's on Skin Deep talking all things BLACK.

In part two of our discussion about divorce, Sunny Waterhouse talks about how she was on the verge of suicide when her husband asked for a divorce. She survived and is helping others to survive divorce too.

Sunny Waterhouse, our resident kindness coach, talks about how she was so devastated by her husband's request for a divorce, she wanted to kill herself. Listen to how she saved herself and her soul in this harrowing interview.

From "The Hunger Games" to the movie "Emperor", this actor has what it takes to be the next big star with a conscience. From Black Lives Matter to Hollywood's color game, we talk about it all with Dayo Okeniyi.

The "Good Projects" organization is working to totally eliminate generational poverty within 10 years in one particular black community. Can it be done? They said not only can it be done, but their formula can also be duplicated across the U.S.

You ever wonder about the tightrope black cops have to walk? Listen to this retired police captain as he describes his experience as a black cop in America.

Every other community does it -- support their own. And there's nothing wrong with that. We should too. Let's bring back buying Black.