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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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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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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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Meet Forgotten Harvest’s new CEO Adrian Lewis and a conversation on reparations.
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ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day, African World Festival and jazz artist Sky Covington.
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A conversation with poet Nikki Giovanni and an eight-year-old Detroit girl’s viral story.
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Black religious music’s influence and the 17th annual Silence the Violence march.