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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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Detroit Area Agency on Aging / Restructuring Detroit
26:00
Stephen talks with The Detroit Area Agency on Aging about needs of the elderly.
Robin Givhan / Youth Voice
26:46
Stephen talks with journalist, Robin Givhan and discusses "School to Prison Pipeline".
Michigan Women’s Foundation/Boys 2 Books
26:46
Stephen talks with the founder of “Boys 2 Books” and the Michigan Women's Foundation.
Detroit One/DSA Symphony
26:47
Stephen Henderson and guests discuss Detroit and the DSA Symphony
NABS Scholarship Fund/The Cross & the Light
27:00
Stephen Henderson discusses the National Association of Black Suppliers 25th anniversary.
Soul Food Special
56:12
Stephen Henderson explores African-American cuisine, joined by experts. Ep 4150
Delta Centennial/Rosa Parks
26:45
Host Stephen Henderson is joined by Dr. Beverly Gray and Kim Trent of Delta Sigma Theta
Rare Photo Exhibit/Sphinx Organization
26:45
Stephen Henderson discusses African American life in the New Deal Era and the Sphinx Org.
Behind the Crime Statistics
26:46
Stephen Henderson is joined by Inspector Dwane Blockman and Dr. Carl S. Taylor
Auto Diversity/Digital Divide
26:51
Diversity in the Auto Industry/Digital Divide in Detroit.
Detroit Works Project
26:45
Stephen and guests discuss the Detroit Works Project
Detroit Public Schools
26:47
Stephen and guests discuss the state of the Detroit Public School system
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