The Story

One of the most pressing health issues of our time is the dramatic rise of diabetes in this country. David Damiano has Type One or juvenile diabetes - he was diagnosed when he was just 11 months old.

At the time, his parents Ed Damiano and Toby Milgrome had little idea of how to care for their son, despite the fact that Toby is a pediatrician.

When artist Hank Willis Thomas' cousin was killed over a decorative chain, Hank's life changed - and so did his art. By combining familiar images, like the NBA logo, with 19th century advertisements of slave auctions, Hank created a kind of social commentary on the commodification of the black male body and black-on-black violence. Also on the show: scamming the scammers.

Andrea Nakayama had a successful career, was married to the love of her life, Isamu, and was ecstatic when she learned she was pregnant. But just weeks into Andrea's pregnancy, her husband Isamu developed an excruciating headache. Isamu had stage 4 brain cancer. Isamu defied the odds long enough to see their son, Gilbert, born. But Isamu had become so sick that he couldn't care for himself, let alone their child. Andrea and Isamu turned to a nanny named Matthew Dickman. Matthew became a friend to Isamu, as well as a pillar of stability for Andrea. In the end, Matthew became part of the family.

One young man has begun taking classes at Morehouse College this past school year, and he is quite an unlikely freshman. At the ago of 14, Jeremy Lee was convicted on an armed robbery charge and sentenced to four years in youth detention. However, he made up his mind to finish high school while he was locked up. The year he graduated high school, Jeremy was the only juvenile inmate to get a traditional diploma from the youth facility in Georgia.  Jeremy was accepted to Morehouse where he is majoring in biology with hopes of becoming a neurosurgeon. also in this episode: remembering Bop City.