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Saluting U.S. veterans: A conversation with members of the Detroit Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen
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Episode 45
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The state of homelessness among young people, empowering students with improv
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Episode 46
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Black Church in Detroit series examines connection between religion and politics
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Episode 47
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Cooking with Que over the holidays, Kwanzaa at the Charles H. Wright Museum
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Episode 50
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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 51
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A look back at current events, the arts and ‘The Black Church in Detroit’ in 2025
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Fighting food insecurity, a special caregiving report about planning for the future
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How Dr. Ossian Sweet defied segregation 100 years ago, the Jackson Home is coming to The Henry Ford
Season 53
Episode 44
We’ll examine the story and legacy of Dr. Ossian H. Sweet, 100 years after he defied segregation and sparked one of America’s most famous civil rights trials. Plus, an important part of civil rights history goes on display next year at Greenfield Village. We’ll get details on the Jackson Home and its role in the voting rights movement.
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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.
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Two Detroit ministers discuss artificial intelligence’s impact on the Black community.
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Heart disease in Black women, The Carr Center’s new exhibit, and the NFL Draft in Detroit.
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American Black Journal explores Detroit’s impact on gospel music and Black spirituality.
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A new PBS “GOSPEL” docuseries, techno producer Carl Craig and violinist Nathan Amaral.