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On today's show, Craig speaks with Deborah LaBelle, Director of Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Project with the ACLU, and Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper about the SCOTUS decision barring states from imposing life-without-parole sentences on juveniles and takes calls from listeners. Lorraine Weber, Executive Director of For The Seventh Generation, and Sonya Mastick, owner of The Lesson Rooms in Royal Oak, talk with Craig about For The Seventh Generation and their new "Play It Forward!" program. WDET's Martina Guzman speaks with Craig about her interview with Haitham Safo, a former victim of torture an now a mental health therapist at The Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture at the Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services. Shel Holtz, Partner with Holtz Communication and Technology, speaks with Craig about social media policies in business. Craig is joined in studio by Wayne State Lecturer, Soraya (Layla) Saatchi, Lecturer on Islamic History, Saeed Khan and Ann Doyle, Auburn Hills City Councilwoman and author of the new book on women's leadership: POWERING UP! to discuss diversity and role of women in the United States and Islam. Also, Chris Rutherford, Training Program Manager of the WARM Training Center and Reclaim Detroit and James Cadariu of the NEW Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company drop by the studio to speak with Craig about recycling deconstructed building materials for new businesses in and around the city.
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