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Black Bottom Historical Marker/Junior

Black Bottom Historical Marker/Junior

Season 47 Episode 2
25:51
Best of 2018

Best of 2018

Season 47 Episode 5
26:46
MLK Day/Brilliant Detroit

MLK Day/Brilliant Detroit

Season 47 Episode 8
26:46
Wright/The Bible is Black History

Wright/The Bible is Black History

Season 47 Episode 10
26:46
Wendy Hilliard/Kill the Hate

Wendy Hilliard/Kill the Hate

Season 47 Episode 12
26:46
The 2019 Detroit Policy Conference

The 2019 Detroit Policy Conference

Season 47 Episode 13
26:46
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American Black Journal

Motor City Match/Mario Moore

Season 47 Episode 1

Detroit's small business funding initiative, "Motor City Match," announces its latest round of winners who will share in a $500,000 cash award. Stephen talks with one of the latest awardees, a previous winner whose business is up and running. Plus, a Detroit artist uses his experiences as a Black man to create a thought-provoking exhibition using a unique art technique. Episode 4701

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A preview of Bookstock and sitting down with this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence.
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“The Lion King” is back and a look at civil rights leader Jesse Jackson’s appearance on ABJ in 2015.
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Conversations with Brian Taylor, Dr. Funkenstein and a performance from the Sphinx Competition.
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