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A look back at current events, the arts and ‘The Black Church in Detroit’ in 2025
Season 54
Episode 1
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Fighting food insecurity, a special caregiving report about planning for the future
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Episode 3
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Radio personality Gerald McBride’s memoir, previewing "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History"
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Episode 5
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Iconic hug photo from 1948 World Series, preserving the contributions of women jazz artists in Detroit
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Episode 6
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Black Church in Detroit series examines Black presence in the Bible and “Faith in Detroit”
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Episode 8
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Outlook for small businesses, Eccalon expands to Detroit, remembering Ron Teasley
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Episode 9
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Empowering African American children, philanthropy’s role in Detroit’s growth
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Episode 10
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“The Lion King” returns to Detroit Opera House, the late Rev. Jesse Jackson’s legacy
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Episode 11
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Tyree Guyton of The Heidelberg Project, Detroit’s Black and Jewish Communities
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Episode 12
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American Black Journal
Oral history project preserves the legacy of Detroit women in jazz
Oral historian Veronica Johnson partnered with the Detroit Sound Conservancy to create the Detroit Women in Jazz Oral History Project. The project digitizes and archives interviews with women in Detroit’s jazz scene. One Detroit contributor Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ talks with Johnson about the women who have shaped Detroit’s jazz culture and how their stories are being preserved.
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The 2023 Civil Rights Summit, Juneteenth at The Wright Museum, plus jazz artist Saxappeal.
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Mental health in the Black church, the Silence the Violence march and June Jubilee events.
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Addressing child welfare disparities; shining a light on Black philanthropists.
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A Small Business Workshop, Passing Strange musical, and saxophonist De’Sean Jones.
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Exploring chronic homelessness, Black Leaders Detroit’s Ride for Equity, and DJ Whodat.
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Mental Health Awareness Month, the ALICE report and remembering the late Harry Belafonte.
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“American Black Journal” and BridgeDetroit examine climate’s impact on Black Detroiters.
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Elvis Mitchell’s “Is That Black Enough For You?!?” Netflix documentary, Bookstock 2023
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Urban Consulate: In Session,” violinist Regina Carter, and Randall Robinson’s legacy.
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Highlighting two trailblazing African American women in ministry for Women’s History Month
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Black and Hispanic real estate developers combined make up less than 1% of the industry.
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