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American Black Journal
Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner, Mental Health Awareness Month
Season 52
Episode 20
The Detroit Branch NAACP’s 69th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit features President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker, marking only the second time a sitting U.S. President has given the keynote. Plus, May is Mental Health Awareness Month and “American Black Journal” examines the unique challenges the Black community faces in navigating mental health issu
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Black churches provide sanctuary and support for youth facing mental health challenges.
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CCH Pounder’s art exhibit at The Wright, Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion.
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A decade after the Flint water crisis and a preview of the 2024 Small Business Workshop.
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Detroit Family Caregivers’ Project creates caregiving ministries in local Black churches.
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National Minority Health Month and the NFL Draft’s impact on tourism in Detroit.
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The Wolverine Bar’s Barristers’ Ball, attorney Ben Crump and jazz drummer Brian Blade.
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‘The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit,” film, “Regeneration” Black cinema exhibit.
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Wayne State University’s Black men’s health symposium and the 20th annual Bookstock.
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A conversation with poet Nikki Giovanni and an eight-year-old Detroit girl’s viral story.
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Detroit’s Neighborhood Vitality Index and Ruth E. Carter’s exhibit at the Wright Museum.
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Grow Detroit’s Young Talent summer jobs program and Detroit DJ Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale.