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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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Bridgett M. Davis/Neighborhood Native Project
23:33
Bridgett M. Davis/Neighborhood Native Project | Episode 4726
Barbershop/NABWIC
26:44
Barbershop/NABWIC | Episode 4725
The James H. Cole Home/Summer Spark
26:46
The James H. Cole Home/Summer Spark | Episode 4724
Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty
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Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty | Episode 4723
Charles Bibbs/Focus Hope
26:46
Charles Bibbs/Focus Hope | Episode 4722
NAACP/Reverend Charles Adams
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NAACP/Reverend Charles Adams | Episode 4720
Every School Day Counts / Clifford Worthy
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The "Every School Day Counts Detroit" campaign, plus Clifford Worthy's new book.
ABJ Roundtable
26:46
ABJ Roundtable | Episode 4718
Mortgages/Soul Food
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Mortgages/Soul Food | Episode 4717
DEGC/Bookstock
25:20
DEGC/Bookstock | Episode 4716
Small Business Workshop/Fresh Nation
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Small Business Workshop/Fresh Nation | Episode 4715
Minority Auto Dealers / Savion Glover
24:59
Episode 4714 of American Black Journal
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