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American Black Journal
Black businesswomen, Birwood Wall, Bass Day, Tyrone Winfrey
Season 50
Episode 46
Host Stephen Henderson talks with two Black women entrepreneurs about the unique challenges they face. Detroit’s Birwood Wall receives a Michigan Historical Marker designation. Bass players gather on Detroit Bass Day to pay tribute to The Temptations and talk about fatherhood. Plus, “American Black Journal” remembers Tyrone Winfrey, the late Detroit education advocate who passed away at age 63.
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