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Celebrating the 50-year legacy of Detroit’s WGPR-TV 62, the Charles H. Wright Museum turns 60
Season 53
Episode 38
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The "100 Caring Congregations" project, panel discussion on the challenges and triumphs of caregiving
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Episode 39
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Impact of economic changes on small businesses, a look at Detroit Future City's 2025 Forum
Season 53
Episode 42
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How Dr. Ossian Sweet defied segregation 100 years ago, the Jackson Home is coming to The Henry Ford
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Episode 44
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Saluting U.S. veterans: A conversation with members of the Detroit Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen
Season 53
Episode 45
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The state of homelessness among young people, empowering students with improv
Season 53
Episode 46
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American Black Journal
Gospel music’s influence in America, Silence the Violence march honors gun violence victims
Season 53
Episode 34
American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series looks at the history, evolution and influence of African American religious music. Host Stephen Henderson talks with Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard and Dr. Brandon Waddles. Plus, we’ll take you to the 2025 Silence the Violence event and hear from participants who marched in honor of gun violence victims.
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Opera tenor George Shirley, Omega Psi Phi Detroit’s 100th and MEDF’s 30th anniversary.
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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.