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American Black Journal
Roxane Gay | Creatives in the Time of Crisis
The Marygrove Conservancy Department of Arts & Culture presents Roxane Gay as the 32nd guest author of Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series (CAALS), through a virtual discussion, moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and host of Detroit Public Television’s American Black Journal, and contributor to DPTV’s One Detroit series, Stephen Henderson.
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