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Roundtable September 2020

Roundtable September 2020

Season 48 Episode 35
24:00
Policing/Driving While Black

Policing/Driving While Black

Season 48 Episode 39
26:46
NAACP/Voting Matters

NAACP/Voting Matters

Season 48 Episode 41
26:46
Roundtable October 2020

Roundtable October 2020

Season 48 Episode 42
26:46
Voting Matters

Voting Matters

Season 48 Episode 44
26:46
Pandemic Update/Livernois Businesses

Pandemic Update/Livernois Businesses

Season 48 Episode 46
26:46
I.Detroit/Roxane Gay

I.Detroit/Roxane Gay

Season 48 Episode 47
24:00
AARP Agenda/Highways/Alex Way

AARP Agenda/Highways/Alex Way

Season 48 Episode 48
25:06
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American Black Journal

Detroit Area Agency on Aging/Sundown Towns

Season 48 Episode 34

A report from the Detroit Area Agency on Aging reveals alarming statistics about mortality rates for older people in the Detroit area. A look at sundown towns. That’s the phrase used to describe cities that historically did not permit African Americans to live in their communities. Episode 4834

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26:46
ABJ talks with ministers about why some young people are not involved in the Black church.
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How United Way for Southeastern Michigan is helping feed families and more on caregiving.
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A look at the opera “Highway 1, USA” and what’s in store for audiences at this year’s DPT cabaret.
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26:46
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The state of homelessness among young people, empowering students with improv
26:46
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