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A Conversation with Kevyn Orr

Season 42 Episode 9
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A Conversation with Dave Bing

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Walt Douglas: The Activist Entrepreneur

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Detroit's Entertainment Roots

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Detroit's Talented Youth

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American Black Journal

Tuskegee Airmen / Freedom House

Season 42 Episode 8

Today on American Black Journal, a special honor for the country’s first African-American Military Pilots. We’ll talk with two members of the Tuskegee Airmen about a top gun competition that’s making headlines 64 years later, Plus, a Detroit shelter is offering hope and freedom to refugees seeking legal asylum in the United States and Canada. Episode 4208.

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Gerald McBride’s role in shaping Black radio in Detroit and a preview of a new PBS documentary.
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ABJ talks with ministers about why some young people are not involved in the Black church.
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How United Way for Southeastern Michigan is helping feed families and more on caregiving.
Celebrating the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday at The Henry Ford, cartoonist Keith Knight discusses his work
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A look at The Henry Ford’s MLK Day programming and Keith Knight's talk at the Charles H. Wright Muse
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American Black Journal talks with local pastors about their goals, hopes and plans for the new year.
How Dr. Ossian Sweet defied segregation 100 years ago, the Jackson Home is coming to The Henry Ford
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Remembering the legacy of Dr. Ossian Sweet, and a civil rights landmark finds a new home in Michigan
Cooking with Que over the holidays, Kwanzaa at the Charles H. Wright Museum
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Healthy eating with “Cooking With Que” and what the Charles H. Wright Museum has planned for Kwanzaa
Detroit Opera's ‘Highways & Valleys — Two American Love Stories’ and Detroit Public Theatre's ‘Holiday Cabaret’
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A look at the opera “Highway 1, USA” and what’s in store for audiences at this year’s DPT cabaret.
The Wright Museum’s 60th anniversary, Teen HYPE’s ‘Two Detroits’ play
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Celebrating The Wright Museum’s 60th anniversary and Teen HYPE’s play “Two Detroits.”
Black Church in Detroit series examines connection between religion and politics
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Religious leaders in the city discuss the impact of today's political climate on the Black church.
The state of homelessness among young people, empowering students with improv
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November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, Detroit Creativity Project inspires youth
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