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A Conversation with Kevyn Orr

Season 42 Episode 9
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A Conversation with Dave Bing

A Conversation with Dave Bing

Season 42 Episode 10
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Walt Douglas: The Activist Entrepreneur

Walt Douglas: The Activist Entrepreneur

Season 42 Episode 11
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Detroit's Entertainment Roots

Detroit's Entertainment Roots

Season 42 Episode 14
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Mandela Memories / Sisters Code

Mandela Memories / Sisters Code

Season 42 Episode 17
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GreatSchoolsDetroit.org / Belle Isle

GreatSchoolsDetroit.org / Belle Isle

Season 42 Episode 19
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Detroit's Talented Youth

Detroit's Talented Youth

Season 42 Episode 20
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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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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
The Black Church in Detroit: The intersection of religion and politics
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The connection between faith and politics and how Black churches are helping to get out the vote.
Impact of economic changes on small businesses, a look at Detroit Future City's 2025 Forum
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The economic climate's effect on entrepreneurs and a conversation with PolicyLink CEO Michael McAfee
Justice Kyra Harris Bolden, Homelessness Awareness Month
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Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden and Homelessness Awareness Month.
Easter season in the Black church, Jazz bassist Ron Carter
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Easter season in the Black church and a conversation with jazz bassist Ron Carter.
The "100 Caring Congregations" project, panel discussion on the challenges and triumphs of caregiving
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We’re looking at caregiving in the African American community.
Celebrating the 50-year legacy of Detroit’s WGPR-TV 62, the Charles H. Wright Museum turns 60
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A big year for Detroit’s WGPR-TV 62 and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
The Detroit Black Film Festival returns, how Lisa Whitmore Davis’ health journey is helping other Black women
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A look at the Detroit Black Film Festival and chronicling one woman’s breast cancer journey.
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.
Spirituality and Racial Healing, Foster Care in Michigan
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The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan’s Spirituality and Race initiative and foster care in Michigan.
Gospel music’s influence in America, Silence the Violence march honors gun violence victims
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The evolution of African American religious music and a rally to end gun violence.
Jemar Tisby’s ‘The Spirit of Justice,’ September is Black Reading Month
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“The Spirit of Justice” author Jemar Tisby and September is Black Reading Month.
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