This year, “American Black Journal” is focusing on how mental health impacts communities of color, particularly African Americans.
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One Detroit – COVID-19’s Impact on Communities
How protective is wearing a face mask, and why do some choose to wear it while others don’t? Producer AJ Walker and community journalist Daijah Moss take to the streets for American Black Journal to talk with Detroiters about their thoughts on wearing a mask to protect against COVID-19.
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One Detroit – Thought-Provoking Conversations on the Creative Arts
You might know Eisner Award winning comic book author Saladin Ahmed from writing the Marvel comics “Ms. Marvel,” “Black Bolt” and “Miles Morales: Spider-Man;” or maybe you’ve read his original series “Abbott,” a supernatural mystery set in 1970s Detroit.
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One Detroit – Albert Kahn, Heidelberg Project, Pandemic Performances, Matt Watroba
As part of Detroit Public Television’s documentary “Detroit Designs the World,” we transport back to the Detroit before it became the auto capitol of the world to look at the radical design decisions architect Albert Kahn (1869-1942) took when crafting some of Detroit’s most famous buildings.
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One Detroit – Detroit’s Diverse History
Detroit’s rich history of boxing around the city has produced numerous champions including Joe Louis, Thomas Hearns and Hilmer Kentry to name a few.
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One Detroit – 2022 Politics, Redistricting Update, COVID Long-Haulers, Thank You Christy
As we kick off the first few weeks of 2022, Michigan politics have already brought forth some interesting changes.
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One Detroit – Common Chords, DDC Dances, Detroit Style Pizza
A friendship sparked 30 years ago at a local radio station has paved the way for the founding of Common Chords, a Detroit-based nonprofit focusing on understanding diverse groups of people and creating connection between shared values using music.
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One Detroit Special Episode: Election 20/20: Detroit to DC
On the one year anniversary of the assault on the United States Capitol by protestors, One Detroit Managing Editor Christy McDonald and contributors Stephen Henderson and Nolan Finley examine the aftermath of our democracy and the long term consequences of the events surrounding the 2020 election in a special one-hour episode.
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One Detroit: Redistricting Commission, 2021 News Recap, Hudson’s Holidays, Interlochen’s Nutcracker
One Detroit contributors Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor of the Detroit News, and Stephen Henderson, host of American Black Journal, get together to reflect and talk about some of the biggest stories from the past year and what we might news stories we might expect to see in the new year.
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One Detroit: Saladin Ahmed, Friendship Circle Holiday Market, Artlab J Winter Gala
Marvel Comic Author Saladin Ahmed Discusses New Series ‘The Spine-Tingling Spider-Man’