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A look back at current events, the arts and ‘The Black Church in Detroit’ in 2025
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Fighting food insecurity, a special caregiving report about planning for the future
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Radio personality Gerald McBride’s memoir, previewing "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History"
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Iconic hug photo from 1948 World Series, preserving the contributions of women jazz artists in Detroit
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Black Church in Detroit series examines Black presence in the Bible and “Faith in Detroit”
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Outlook for small businesses, Eccalon expands to Detroit, remembering Ron Teasley
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Empowering African American children, philanthropy’s role in Detroit’s growth
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“The Lion King” returns to Detroit Opera House, the late Rev. Jesse Jackson’s legacy
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Tyree Guyton of The Heidelberg Project, Detroit’s Black and Jewish Communities
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American Black Journal
Iconic hug photo from 1948 World Series, a symbol against racism
It was the photo of a hug between two Cleveland Indians teammates after winning Game 4 of the 1948 World Series, that you might say went viral in its day. The hug was between Polish American pitcher Steve Gromek, a Hamtramck native, and outfielder Larry Doby, the second Black player to break baseball’s color barrier. One Detroit’s Bill Kubota examines the controversy over the photo.
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A pivotal moment in the history of baseball and the Detroit Women in Jazz Oral History Project.
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The mental health struggles of young African Americans and the challenges and rewards of caregiving.
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Ahead of the Movement Festival, we’re featuring conversations about Detroit’s techno scene.
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How United Way for Southeastern Michigan is helping feed families and more on caregiving.
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A Detroit workshop helps small businesses, and we’ll hear the personal stories of caregivers.
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How churches are tackling the affordable housing shortage and our first "Faith in Detroit" story.
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A preview of Bookstock and sitting down with this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence.
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Eliminating health disparities that put Black mothers at risk and a look at a caregiving event.
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Nonprofit works to improve Detroit neighborhoods and a talk on the state of education in Michigan.
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A look at an initiative that supports women preachers and church leaders.
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This year’s Kresge Eminent Artist, the relationship between Black and Jewish communities in Detroit.
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“The Lion King” is back and a look at civil rights leader Jesse Jackson’s appearance on ABJ in 2015.