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The Jackson Home at The Henry Ford, Black Leaders Detroit’s 2025 Ride for Equity
Season 53
Episode 19
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Detroit’s faith-based community addresses the mental health crisis facing Black youth
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Episode 21
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Michigan COVID study, 2025 Women of Excellence Awards, Remembering Luther Keith
Season 53
Episode 22
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John Conyers III book ‘My Father’s House,’ Wright Museum Juneteenth celebration
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Episode 23
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Gospel music’s influence in America, Silence the Violence march honors gun violence victims
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Episode 25
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How federal cuts impact Michigan nonprofits, ARISE! Detroit 19th annual Neighborhoods Day
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Episode 26
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Black women’s influence in the church and community during the Great Migration
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Episode 27
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Caregiving in the Black community: Highlights from American Black Journal’s virtual town hall
Season 53
Episode 28
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American Black Journal
Best-selling author Kwame Alexander, Bookstock 2025
Season 53
Episode 16
“American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson sits down with New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander for a wide-ranging discussion about his literary works, career and passion for reading and writing. Plus, Henderson gets the details on this year’s Bookstock, metro Detroit’s largest used book and media sale. He talks with three people connected to the event.
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A conversation on the role of ministers who provide pastoral care during and after death.
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National Suicide Prevention Month, Caleb’s Kids and the Detroit Black Film Festival.
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“The Spirit of Justice” author Jemar Tisby and September is Black Reading Month.
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The “Black Church in Detroit” and education, National Black Business Month.
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A Preview of the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival
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BridgeDetroit’s Community Conversation, Detroit’s Poet Laureate, Collard Green Cook-off.
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James Baldwin exhibit at The Wright, Marygrove Campus Summer Fest, Downtown Boxing Gym.
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Detroit’s Black churches rally support after mass shooting and The Four Tops’ Duke Fakir.
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Maternal mortality rates in Michigan and United Way’s free Summer Discovery program.
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Meet Forgotten Harvest’s new CEO Adrian Lewis and a conversation on reparations.
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ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day, African World Festival and jazz artist Sky Covington.
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A conversation with poet Nikki Giovanni and an eight-year-old Detroit girl’s viral story.