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American Black Journal
Horace Sheffield Jr.'s Archives/Olayami Dabls/Tylonn Sawyer
Season 50
Episode 7
Taking a closer look at the legacy of Horace Sheffield, Jr, a trailblazer in the African American labor union movement. Stephen sits down with Sheffield's son Rev. Horace Sheffield III to talk about his father's influence during the civil rights era. Then, Marcus Green profiles this year's Kresge Eminent Artist Olayami Dabls at his MBAD African Bead Museum on Detroit's west side.
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How churches are tackling the affordable housing shortage and our first "Faith in Detroit" story.
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A preview of Bookstock and sitting down with this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence.
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Eliminating health disparities that put Black mothers at risk and a look at a caregiving event.
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Nonprofit works to improve Detroit neighborhoods and a talk on the state of education in Michigan.
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A look at an initiative that supports women preachers and church leaders.
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This year’s Kresge Eminent Artist, the relationship between Black and Jewish communities in Detroit.
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“The Lion King” is back and a look at civil rights leader Jesse Jackson’s appearance on ABJ in 2015.
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American Black Journal sits down with “Encourage Me I’m Young” and The Skillman Foundation.
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A look at small businesses, tech firm expanding to Detroit and Negro Leagues veteran Ron Teasley.
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A look at the African presence in the Bible and a new project encourages stories about faith.
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Conversations with Brian Taylor, Dr. Funkenstein and a performance from the Sphinx Competition.
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A pivotal moment in the history of baseball and the Detroit Women in Jazz Oral History Project.