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American Black Journal
36th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival
Season 43
Episode 39
The largest free jazz festival turns 36 this year. Here to tell us more about the Festival are: Cornell Batie, Executive Vice President and COO; Chris Collins, Artistic Director; and Sharon Banks, Chair of the Board of Trustees. Plus, Ken Coleman remembers important moments in Detroit’s Black history. We also remember Louis Stokes, Ohio’s first black Congressman. Episode 4339.
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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

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The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the current state of civil rights 60 years later.

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Motown Records captures Dr. King’s speeches in Detroit, and a tribute to Motown’s legacy.

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Artist Brittini Ward unveils the inspiration behind the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival poster.

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Focus: HOPE’s seniors food program, Maria Rosario Jackson, Detroit’s Nigerian community.

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The Michigan Diversity Council’s annual summit and summer reading with Brilliant Detroit.

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Addressing the issues impacting African Americans today and advocating for change.

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Examining Detroit's affordable housing crisis and its impact on homelessness in the city.

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ARISE Detroit! 17th Neighborhoods Day, the 40th African World Festival