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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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Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden and Homelessness Awareness Month.
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Easter season in the Black church and a conversation with jazz bassist Ron Carter.
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We’re looking at caregiving in the African American community.
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A big year for Detroit’s WGPR-TV 62 and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
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A look at the Detroit Black Film Festival and chronicling one woman’s breast cancer journey.
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2025 Kresge Eminent Artist, Carl Craig’s “All Black Vinyl” series and journalist Al Allen.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan’s Spirituality and Race initiative and foster care in Michigan.
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The evolution of African American religious music and a rally to end gun violence.
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“The Spirit of Justice” author Jemar Tisby and September is Black Reading Month.
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A conversation with the head of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation and two of this year’s musician
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Stephen Henderson talks with Eye Care For Detroit’s founder and a cybersecurity expert.
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The “Black Church in Detroit” series examines faith-based efforts to support youth mental health.