Street Beat: Fighting for a Cause

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Southfield (CW50) - This week on STREET BEAT, our host Amyre Makupson interviews Komen Greater Detroit Interim Executive Director Gwen Moore about the impact that the Susan G. Komen Foundation has had on fighting breast cancer and helping patients cope with their cancer. They also discuss this year's Komen Race for the Cure.

Gwen Moore, Interim Executive Director of Komen Greater Detroit (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CW50)

Next, she interviews breast cancer survivor Linda Pond, Model of Courage, from Ford's Warriors in Pink Program, about her journey and involvement in the fight against breast cancer.

Linda Pond, Model of Courage from Ford's Warriors in Pink Program, with Street Beat Host Amyre Makupson (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CW50)

In her third segment, Amyre interviews Lauren Warren, Team in Training Volunteer from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Michigan Board of Trustees Member Terry O'Donnell to discuss their local initiatives and research programs for curing cancers.

Lauren Warren, Team in Training Volunteer from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and Terry O'Donnell, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Board of Trustees Member (Credit: Logan Tesmer/CW50)

Finally, Amyre speaks with Nutritionist, Speaker and Adjunct Professor of Functional Medicine Cindy Klement, about the body's environmental chemical burden and links to cancer.

Cindy Klement, Nutritionist, Speaker, and Adjunct Professor of Functional Medicine, with Street Beat Host Amyre Makupson

Watch STREET BEAT Saturday at 8:30am on CW50