May 14 Remembrance 2024

Today, we welcome back some familiar voices to the show. Bob James from Western New York Vets and Carolyn Damon of Spectrum Health C.A.R.E.S. join the show to discuss the upcoming concert to honor mental health outreach workers who respond to crises. Then Jay Moran speaks with returning guest Wil Green, director of outreach and community management at the University of Buffalo. The two discuss the 5/14 anniversary and Wil’s thoughts on the state of the community two years later.

On today's episode, to conclude our special coverage we discuss Black Joy with Violinist Henri Muhammad.

On today's episode, to conclude our special coverage we discuss Black Joy with David Jonathan & Inner City Bedlam.

On today's episode, Thomas O'Neil-White discusses the resiliency of that has been shown in the two years since the tragedy with former Poet Laureate Jillian Hanesworth and Executive Director of Western New York Peace Center Deidra EmEl.

This week on the Disabilities Beat, we look to an independent living center in Chicago for perspective on what disabled survivors of gun violence are experiencing and need from their communities. WBFO’s Emyle Watkins speaks with Candace Coleman, who runs the Survivors of Firearm/Gun Violence Project at Access Living. The project has held listening sessions with survivors over the past 18 months to better understand what survivors need. These sessions have also connected peers, helped Access Living better tailor their services, and allowed Access Living to create an initial report with results that can help other organizations and communities.

As the Buffalo area and Western New York region reflect on the two-year anniversary of 5/14, an artistic initiative puts the focus on varied emotions being felt to this day.

On today's episode, Jay Moran discusses challenges that are still faced on Buffalo's East Side with Dr. Henry Louis Taylor Jr. Then, Thomas O'Neil-White speaks with DEI consultant and Executive Vice President of the National Urban League Young Professionals Kendra Brim.

As the city of Buffalo marks the two-year anniversary of the racist attack on the Jefferson Avenue Tops that claimed 10 lives, film producer Rais Bhuiyan can empathize with the trauma felt throughout the community.

Open Buffalo is creating a more equitable Buffalo through collaboration and their Race. Power and Privilege program

The final design of the memorial remembering the victims was unveiled by Governor Kathy Hochul and members of the 5/14 Memorial Commission