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Leslie Kirkland, Robbie’s mother, shares Rbbie’s story and how bullying at school and online ultimately led to his death. Mom’s Story On Jan. 2, 1997, my darling 14 year old son, Robbie Kirkland committed suicide after a 4 year struggle to accept and find peace with his homosexuality. Our family loved, supported, and accepted him […]

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Z1079 stops the music in order to bring awareness of an issue that has hit home and has caught national headlines.

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We will be video streaming live in the studio with Colby Colb and Latin Assassin of Z107.9. Watch and chat with us live.

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We will be video streaming live in the studio with Colby Colb and Latin Assassin of Z107.9. Watch and chat with us live.

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“BULLYCIDE” RADIO ONE Cleveland WENZ FM/Z107.9 STOPS THE MUSIC, TO HELP STOP YOUTH SUICIDES IN 2-HOUR LIVE ON-AIR RALLY 77% OF STUDENTS ADMITTED TO BEING BULLIED IN SOME FORM OR BULLYIED SOMEONE THEMSELVES . BULLYING CAN CAUSE KIDS TO GET DEPRESSED AND IN SOME CASES LEAD TO SUICIDE IN MENTOR, OHIO THEIR HAVE BEEN 4 TEEN […]

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Kanye West told an audience that he had contemplated suicide during a Los Angeles premiere screening of his “Runaway” short film.

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This is a plea to parents, teachers and any other adult who plays a role in a child’s life. In the past several weeks, there have various cases of young kids and teens committing suicide due to the constant bullying that they are experiencing at school.

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EXCLUSIVE: Rickey Smiley Sits w/ T.I. Speaks On Saving The Day For Suicidal Man

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Rapper T.I. was listening to the local radio station in his hometown of Atlanta, when he heard of a man who was going to jump off the 22 story building that the radio station was broadcasting from and asked if he could assist in the situation and eventually saved the day and the man’s life.

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MENTOR, Ohio — Sladjana Vidovic’s body lay in an open casket, dressed in the sparkly pink dress she had planned to wear to the prom. Days earlier, she had tied one end of a rope around her neck and the other around a bed post before jumping out her bedroom window. The 16-year-old’s last words, […]

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Nicki Minaj is reaching out to her gay fan base, urging them to face down bullies and insisting suicide is “never the answer.”

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Website TMZ reported the 39-year-old’s family called police after apparently finding the producer distraught over the theft of a $2m (£1.3m) watch. The LA County Sheriff’s Department sent out a “possible suicide attempt” alert. But Timbaland, real name Timothy Mosley, told host Ryan Seacrest: “The only thing I did was take a drive.” In a […]