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Season 49 Episode 3
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Flint Charges/Leonia Lloyd

Flint Charges/Leonia Lloyd

Season 49 Episode 4
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Roundtable January 2021

Roundtable January 2021

Season 49 Episode 5
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The Black Church/Detroit Church

The Black Church/Detroit Church

Season 49 Episode 7
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WGPR-TV/Mr. Soul!/Sphinx

WGPR-TV/Mr. Soul!/Sphinx

Season 49 Episode 8
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Heart Health/Scarab Club

Heart Health/Scarab Club

Season 49 Episode 9
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Kids' Mental Health/Heidelberg

Kids' Mental Health/Heidelberg

Season 49 Episode 11
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Black Madonna/Women in Church

Black Madonna/Women in Church

Season 49 Episode 13
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American Black Journal

The Best of ABJ 2020

Season 49 Episode 1

Taking a look back at 2020 and some of the guests who joined "American Black Journal" in the year, including civil rights activist Al Sharpton, Detroit police chief James Craig, and actors Hill Harper and CCH Pounder.

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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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