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Detroit Public Theatre’s Holiday Cabaret, Kwanzaa 2024 at The Wright Museum
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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Ruth E. Carter’s Afrofuturism exhibit and Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Detroit performances.
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Blue Bird Inn jazz club, World Mental Health Day, social media and teens' mental health.
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The barriers of re-entry for the wrongfully convicted and The Yunion’s 20th anniversary.
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The impact of technology and artificial intelligence in the Black Church and Caleb’s Kids.
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The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the current state of civil rights 60 years later.
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Motown Records captures Dr. King’s speeches in Detroit, and a tribute to Motown’s legacy.
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Artist Brittini Ward unveils the inspiration behind the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival poster.
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Focus: HOPE’s seniors food program, Maria Rosario Jackson, Detroit’s Nigerian community.
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The Michigan Diversity Council’s annual summit and summer reading with Brilliant Detroit.
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Addressing the issues impacting African Americans today and advocating for change.
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Examining Detroit's affordable housing crisis and its impact on homelessness in the city.