Can We Save the Children?
Black Youth and the Post-Covid Mental Health Crisis
A Multigenerational Panel Discussion

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (EDT)

Hello!
If you are a parent, a guardian or you care about the future of Black youth you need to attend this discussion.
 
  • Black children between the ages of five and 12 are twice as likely to die by suicide as White children of the same age.
  • Rates of suicide are increasing most among Black girls.
 
Join me in celebration of the release of the new and revised edition of Saving Our Sons Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World.

Can We Save the Children? Black Youth and the Post-Covid Mental Health Crisis will bring together a multigenerational panel to discuss:

  • the disturbing dimensions of the growing mental health crisis among young people;
  • the role of social media in the lives of youth;
  • what Black youth need now: and
  • how our community can be the village they need.

We’ll seek solutions and engage your questions and concerns.
“I quickly learned that motherhood was a high wire act
sometimes performed without a net.” ~ Marita Golden
Moderator and Panelists
Mariat Golden photo
Marita Golden, Author
Saving Our Sons Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World
Moderator
Sasha Alston photo
Sasha A. Alston Author
of the groundbreaking children’s book Sasha Savvy Loves to Code and Founder and CEO of Sasha Ariel Ventures
Dr. Raquel Martin photo
Dr. Raquel Martin, Psychologist Racial Identity Development, Cultural Competence, and Race Related Stress
Novaun Lee photo
Novaun Lee, Salutatorian
and Graduating Senior H.D Woodson High School in Washington, D.C.
Akintunde Michael Kayode photo
Michael Kayode, Social Media Influencer and Host of AK Nation News on YouTube, and the inspiration for the book Saving Our Sons
Joe Murray photo
Joseph Murray, Retired Educator and Former Teacher with forty years’ experience working with youth in Washington D.C. Public Schools