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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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Examining Detroit's affordable housing crisis and its impact on homelessness in the city.
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ARISE Detroit! 17th Neighborhoods Day, the 40th African World Festival
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Explore the role Detroit’s religious community played in the 1963 Detroit Walk to Freedom.
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The 2023 Civil Rights Summit, Juneteenth at The Wright Museum, plus jazz artist Saxappeal.
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Mental health in the Black church, the Silence the Violence march and June Jubilee events.
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Addressing child welfare disparities; shining a light on Black philanthropists.
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A Small Business Workshop, Passing Strange musical, and saxophonist De’Sean Jones.
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Exploring chronic homelessness, Black Leaders Detroit’s Ride for Equity, and DJ Whodat.
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Mental Health Awareness Month, the ALICE report and remembering the late Harry Belafonte.
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“American Black Journal” and BridgeDetroit examine climate’s impact on Black Detroiters.
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Elvis Mitchell’s “Is That Black Enough For You?!?” Netflix documentary, Bookstock 2023
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Urban Consulate: In Session,” violinist Regina Carter, and Randall Robinson’s legacy.