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Another View on Health: Darkness in Public Light

Many African American professionals have the added stressors of racial trauma, workplace discrimination, and underrepresentation. Being an "only" or the "first".... being overlooked for promotions, having every decision questioned, code switching to fit in and dealing with daily microaggressions can lead to mental health challenges unique to those in charge. On this edition of Another View, Relationship Expert, Author and Podcaster Dr. Alvean Lyons, Director of the Man Up Man Down Research Program and Professor Emeritus, Health Behavior and Health Equity School of Public Health at The University of Michigan, Dr. Woody Neighbors, and Cardiologist and Co-Host of Another View on Health, Dr. Keith Newby discuss the social-emotional stressors black people face and where to go to for help. This and all Another View Programs can be heard on demand on the show's program page.

Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.