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Season 52
Episode 51
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‘Fat Ham’ play in Detroit, Actor Roger Guenveur Smith
Season 52
Episode 41
A look at the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham” at Detroit Public Theatre. Host Stephen Henderson talks with the play’s lead actor, Duane Shabazz, and the theater’s Marketing Manager Garlia Jones. Plus, contributor Cecelia Sharpe sits down with actor Roger Guenveur Smith at The Wright Museum in Detroit to talk about his collaborations with Spike Lee and the impact of literature on his career.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan’s Spirituality and Race initiative and foster care in Michigan.
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Stephen Henderson learns about The Jackson Home and Black Leaders Detroit’s 2025 Ride for Equity.
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“The Central Park Five” opera comes to Detroit and the 11th annual Small Business Workshop.
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Easter season in the Black church and a conversation with jazz bassist Ron Carter.
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A conversation with best-selling author and poet Kwame Alexander and details on Bookstock 2025.
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Stephen Henderson talks with Eye Care For Detroit’s founder and cybersecurity expert Sakinah Tanzil.
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Details about Grow Detroit’s Young Talent program and the resurgence of Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion.
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The evolution and influence of funk music and Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd.
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The “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the role of Black women during the Great Migration.
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A Michigan COVID study, “Women of Excellence” recipients, and a tribute to Luther Keith.
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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater stops in Detroit and two women DJs talk about Detroit’s techno music scene
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