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Progress and challenges a decade after Flint’s water crisis
It has been a decade since the Flint water crisis. The public health disaster exposed tens of thousands of residents in the predominantly African American city to perilously high levels of lead contamination. Host Stephen Henderson talks with Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley about the city’s current water quality, how residents are doing, and the challenges that are still present.
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Leaders of Detroit’s Black churches discuss their top priorities going into the new year.
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Rose Morton, tracing African American family genealogy, and Rob Edwards’ graphic novel.
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Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams’ legacy, and immigrants’ impact on Michigan’s population growth.
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Resources for the homeless during the holidays and Cranbrook Art Museum’s new exhibit.
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There’s a growing trend of young Black Americans embracing spirituality over religion.
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The Black Church in Detroit discusses the Mideast conflict and interfaith relationships.
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Opera tenor George Shirley, Omega Psi Phi Detroit’s 100th and MEDF’s 30th anniversary.
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Ruth E. Carter’s Afrofuturism exhibit and Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Detroit performances.
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Blue Bird Inn jazz club, World Mental Health Day, social media and teens' mental health.
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The barriers of re-entry for the wrongfully convicted and The Yunion’s 20th anniversary.
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The impact of technology and artificial intelligence in the Black Church and Caleb’s Kids.
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DPS Community District/Black Reading Month