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American Black Journal

The Black Church Roundtable on Youth, Community and Religion

Season 50 Episode 35

"American Black Journal" continues its "Black Church in Detroit" series with a look at the Black Church as a center of solutions for the community, especially as it relates to issues surrounding youth. Host Stephen Henderson sits down with two Detroit pastors to talk about young people’s thoughts on religion, intervening in the cycle of violence, and giving youth entrepreneurial empowerment.

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