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Robin Givhan / Youth Voice

Robin Givhan / Youth Voice

Season 41 Episode 54
26:46
Julie Dash / Negro Leagues

Julie Dash / Negro Leagues

Season 41 Episode 56
26:47
Detroit History Book / NASP Awards

Detroit History Book / NASP Awards

Season 41 Episode 58
26:45
Walk to Freedom 50th Anniversary

Walk to Freedom 50th Anniversary

Season 41 Episode 60
26:47
Walk to Freedom 50th/Arise Detroit

Walk to Freedom 50th/Arise Detroit

Season 41 Episode 61
26:46
Healthy Eating / Black Male Health

Healthy Eating / Black Male Health

Season 41 Episode 63
26:46
Paradise Valley Music Festival

Paradise Valley Music Festival

Season 41 Episode 64
26:44
Emerging Leader Award/Skillman

Emerging Leader Award/Skillman

Season 41 Episode 65
26:46
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American Black Journal

Michigan Women’s Foundation/Boys 2 Books

Season 41 Episode 53

Today's show is about “empowerment.” The Michigan Women’s Foundation works to empower women and girls. We’ll hear about their annual awards for women who demonstrate achievement and courage. Plus, we’ll talk with a man who has made it his mission to encourage young black males to stay in school and become empowered through reading. American Black Journal - Episode 4153

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Easter season in the Black church and a conversation with jazz bassist Ron Carter.
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Stephen Henderson talks with Eye Care For Detroit’s founder and cybersecurity expert Sakinah Tanzil.
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Details about Grow Detroit’s Young Talent program and the resurgence of Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion.
Funk music and its connection to Detroit, Michigan Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd
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The evolution and influence of funk music and Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd.
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The “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the role of Black women during the Great Migration.
Michigan COVID study, 2025 Women of Excellence Awards, Remembering Luther Keith
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A Michigan COVID study, “Women of Excellence” recipients, and a tribute to Luther Keith.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, DJ Minx and DJ Holographic
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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater stops in Detroit and two women DJs talk about Detroit’s techno music scene
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Celebrating The Wright Museum’s 60th anniversary and Teen HYPE’s play “Two Detroits.”
‘Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP’ documentary, The legacy of the NAACP
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A documentary on former NAACP leader Walter White and a discussion about the NAACP’s legacy.
Marion Hayden, ‘All Black Vinyl’ series, Remembering Al Allen
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2025 Kresge Eminent Artist, Carl Craig’s “All Black Vinyl” series and journalist Al Allen.
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