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American Black Journal
Detroit Blight Authority / History Makers
Season 42
Episode 1
The Detroit Blight Authority is clearing Trash and demolishing vacant structures in the City of Detroit. We’ll talk about the organization’s recent cleanup blitz in the Brightmoor Neighborhood. Plus, some local African-American leaders head back to school to inspire students. We’ll talk with two of Detroit’s history makers, actor Josh White, Jr.,and U.of M.Professor Billy Joe Evans. Ep 4201.
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A special report on the restoration of Malcolm X’s former home in Inkster, Michigan.

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Church of the Messiah Detroit’s 150th, Judson Center’s 100th and the Ford Piquette Museum.

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“Fat Ham” at Detroit Public Theatre and a conversation with actor Roger Guenveur Smith.

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Backlash against DEI, AACHM’s new home and the cost of housing’s impact on young voters.

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A conversation on the role of ministers who provide pastoral care during and after death.

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National Suicide Prevention Month, Caleb’s Kids and the Detroit Black Film Festival.

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“The Spirit of Justice” author Jemar Tisby and September is Black Reading Month.

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The “Black Church in Detroit” and education, National Black Business Month.

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A Preview of the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival

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BridgeDetroit’s Community Conversation, Detroit’s Poet Laureate, Collard Green Cook-off.

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James Baldwin exhibit at The Wright, Marygrove Campus Summer Fest, Downtown Boxing Gym.

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Detroit’s Black churches rally support after mass shooting and The Four Tops’ Duke Fakir.