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American Black Journal
MDOT Trailblazer / The Intersection Project / Detroit 1967
Season 44
Episode 23
We talk with Kimberly Avery, an African-American trailblazer in Michigan’s Transportation Department. Plus, we tell you about two major projects from the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and Detroit Historical Museum, looking back at Detroit’s 1967 rebellion. Episode 4423.
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