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DPS Interim Superintendent / “Writing my Wrongs”

Season 44 Episode 24

We meet Alycia Meriweather, the new Interim Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools. Plus, best-selling author Shaka Senghor stops by to discuss his new book, “Writing my Wrongs.” And Ken Coleman shares a new edition of On This Day Detroit. Episode 4424.

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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
The Black Church and civil rights, Detroit City of Peace
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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.
2023 Detroit Jazz Festival preview and poster reveal
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Artist Brittini Ward unveils the inspiration behind the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival poster.
Seniors food program, NEA chair, Detroit Nigerian community
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Focus: HOPE’s seniors food program, Maria Rosario Jackson, Detroit’s Nigerian community.
National Black Men in Leadership Summit, Brilliant Detroit
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The Michigan Diversity Council’s annual summit and summer reading with Brilliant Detroit.
The power of the prophetic voice in the Black Church
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Addressing the issues impacting African Americans today and advocating for change.
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