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American Black Journal
Roundtable January 2021
Season 49
Episode 5
"American Black Journal" invited their roundtable back for a frank conversation about some of the stories impacting the African American community. They talk about the agenda for President Biden, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s release from prison and the rollout of COVID vaccines.
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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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DPS Community District/Black Reading Month

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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.