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American Black Journal
Detroit’s historic Avenue of Fashion business district sees resurgence after years of decline
Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion, a bustling business district, has a storied past. The Avenue became a destination for shoppers after World War II. Its decline started a couple of decades later. Now, a surge of new restaurants and specialty shops are filling the vacant storefronts. One Detroit’s Bill Kubota talks with Black business owners about the Avenue’s history and future.
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The 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival returns to live, in person performances in downtown Detroit
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The state of DEI efforts in the workplace and the new Ebiara Fund for minority developers.
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The Midwest Invitational Rodeo, a new Detroit Riverfront park and trumpeter Kris Johnson.
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Trudy Gallant Stokes examines how mental health intersects with faith in the Black Church.
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