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American Black Journal
Heritage Optical Center
We talk with George Barnes, Jr., the first black owner/operator of full-service optical center in Michigan, about making history in the eye care industry. Barnes gives back to community through scholarships and jobs. He has also teamed up with former Mayor Dave Bing to provide free vision care for the young men in the Bing Youth Institute’s mentoring program. Episode 4419/Segment 3.
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Church of the Messiah Detroit’s 150th, Judson Center’s 100th and the Ford Piquette Museum.

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“Fat Ham” at Detroit Public Theatre and a conversation with actor Roger Guenveur Smith.

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Backlash against DEI, AACHM’s new home and the cost of housing’s impact on young voters.

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A conversation on the role of ministers who provide pastoral care during and after death.

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National Suicide Prevention Month, Caleb’s Kids and the Detroit Black Film Festival.

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“The Spirit of Justice” author Jemar Tisby and September is Black Reading Month.

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The “Black Church in Detroit” and education, National Black Business Month.

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A Preview of the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival

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BridgeDetroit’s Community Conversation, Detroit’s Poet Laureate, Collard Green Cook-off.

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James Baldwin exhibit at The Wright, Marygrove Campus Summer Fest, Downtown Boxing Gym.

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Detroit’s Black churches rally support after mass shooting and The Four Tops’ Duke Fakir.

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Maternal mortality rates in Michigan and United Way’s free Summer Discovery program.