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Documentary chronicling the life of community activist Dr. Yusef Bunchy Shakur premieres in Detroit

Host Stephen Henderson sits down with Dr. Yusef Bunchy Shakur, executive director of the Michigan Roundtable for Just Communities, to talk about the Detroit premiere of his documentary at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. "Redemption Road" traces Shakur's transformation from a life of gang involvement & incarceration to becoming an author, educator & community organizer

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