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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation

Sending a huge ๐˜›๐˜๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜’ ๐˜ ๐˜–๐˜œ to the Bcbs Michigan (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) Foundation, for their ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ! ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰โฃ
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Funding supports the launch of the ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค-๐‹๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ, which aims to engage African American students, parents, and community members in a variety of programs and services to facilitate access to mental health services; ๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜‹ promote attitudes and behaviors that address mental health challenges. โฃ
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Our project will expand access for the population of Detroit by providing information to accessible resources. We are incorporating programs designed to destigmatize mental health challenges, like our Wellness Wednesday webinars, which you can see a peek of in the video! โฃ
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Thank you again to the BCBSM Foundation for your generosity, letโ€™s show them some love in the comments! ๐Ÿ’™
#bluecrossblueshield #detroitmichigan #theyunion #mentalhealthisimportant #raisingteens #teenmentalhealth

NEVER LET THE APPEARANCE OF A THREAT… THREATEN YOU!

September 10, 2019

As I toldย The Cave of Adullamย recruit in this videoโ€”donโ€™t be distracted by the distractionsโ€”focus on solving the problem!

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Battle With Suicidal Thoughts

September 9, 2019

I never thought Iโ€™d be sharing my story publicly, but if that means I can help someone through their journey, itโ€™s worth it.

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Celebrating Academic Excellence!

September 6, 2019

Celebrate academic achievement!ย #SavingBoys

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The Yunion Annual Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Day!

September 5, 2019

The Yunion has the BEST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS EVER! We had a blast celebrating them at our annual Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Day!

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Struggles To Success

September 1, 2019

Today my family planned to start our staycation and tonight is our nonprofit The Yunionโ€™s annual Staff & Volunteer Appreciation Day and we were all meeting up for dinner. Unfortunately the alarm system on our newly acquired building was not functioning properly, so I had to stay here until โ€œhelpโ€ arrived.

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RECEIVING AFFIRMATION

August 31, 2019

My brothers: When we cannot receive love and affirmation from each otherโ€”we will never be able to attain the healing we so desperately desire. Living in a state of heartache, wearies the soul and takes the life out of living. I know this pain so well, which is why Iย #CryLikeAManย daily until we can collectively heal and be whole.ย 

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Never Take The Detour

August 31, 2019

As many of you know, it took two years for our nonprofitย The Yunionย to fundraise enough money to purchase a 15,000 sft building to expandย The Cave of Adullamย and our other life changing programs.ย 

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The Path To Healing

August 31, 2019

The path to healing isnโ€™t easyโ€”comprehensive manhood requires courageous transparency. As long as we are more concerned about our image, the pain will always stay withinโ€”suppressing what we really feel and who we really are.

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ย Iyanla Vanzantย used CryLikeAMan Book

August 26, 2019

I was humbled whenย Iyanla Vanzantย used my bookย #CryLikeAManย as a resource on her show, but tonight I was encouraged by her words and blessed by her presence! Thank you Iyanla!

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PURGING PASSIVITY

August 25, 2019

โ€œThe brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers it.โ€

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The Yunion Behind The Scenes Shots for Upcoming Film

August 25, 2019

โ€œHold up…ย ย you said The Yunion is coming out with another film???โ€

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Happy Birthday to our founder Shรคrathย Jason Wilson!

August 21, 2019

Happy Birthday to our founder Shรคrathย Jason Wilson! Thank you for your unyielding sacrifice and commitment toย #SavingBoys!

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Words Of A Wise Elder

August 20, 2019

One of my friends sent me this video and I was so blessed hearing the words of a wise elder regarding his thoughts after readingย #CryLikeAMan.

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ALLOW YOURSELF TO HAVE WEAK MOMENTS INSTEAD OF A WEAK MINDSET

August 18, 2019

Brother Devon, I too allowed misconstrued masculinity hinder my expression of love for my daughter. I will never forget when she slammed her finger in my car door at 8 years old. She showed no emotion to the pain because at that time in my life, I didnโ€™t know how to #CryLikeAManโ€”I just a male defined only by masculine attributes.

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Deal With Yourself

August 14, 2019

The hardest thing for a man to do is deal with himselfโ€”introspectively confront his own emotional pain and trauma, so that he can stop unjustly inflicting it on others.

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Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp Song

August 13, 2019

We are still receiving so many testimonies from our campers and their parents regarding the positive life-changing impact our Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp has had!

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