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Illinois Pioneers with Jeff Perkins - December 11, 2014

Season 4 Episode 411 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Illinois Pioneers with Jeff Perkins - December 11, 2014

Illinois Pioneers host David Inge sits down with Founder of Caring Black Men, Jeff Perkins. In 2008 he started what is now an annual event called the Conversation on Race. At about that same time his concerns over young men getting into trouble led him to gather a group of friends and family to talk about what might be done. The result was a mentoring program called Caring Black Men of Decatur.

12/11/2014 | Rating NR

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Illinois Pioneers is a local public television program presented by WILL-TV

Illinois Pioneers

Illinois Pioneers with Jeff Perkins - December 11, 2014

Season 4 Episode 411 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Illinois Pioneers host David Inge sits down with Founder of Caring Black Men, Jeff Perkins. In 2008 he started what is now an annual event called the Conversation on Race. At about that same time his concerns over young men getting into trouble led him to gather a group of friends and family to talk about what might be done. The result was a mentoring program called Caring Black Men of Decatur.

12/11/2014 | Rating NR

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