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Orlando Bailey

Orlando Bailey

Orlando Bailey is Engagement Director for BridgeDetroit. He is the former deputy director for Eastside Community Network in Detroit, is co-host of the Authentically Detroit podcast, and is the host at Detroit’s Urban Consulate.

Civic and Community Information

Podcast: Detroit activist hopes to represent the far eastside

By Orlando Bailey | March 4, 2021
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

Detroit City Council candidate for District 4 says she wants to compensate Detroiters who were victims of over-taxation.

Authentically Detroit

PODCAST: ‘Unions advocate for workers and Detroit neighborhoods’

By Orlando Bailey | February 25, 2021
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

Authentically Detroit hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson discuss how labor unions can advocate for both the organization’s membership and common good.

Authentically Detroit

PODCAST: Detroiters remember Motown and the original Supreme, Mary Wilson

By Orlando Bailey | February 18, 2021
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

Authentically Detroit hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson discuss the legacy of Motown and recent passing of singer Mary Wilson with Allen Rawls and Broadway-star Jawan M. Jackson.

Civic and Community Information

Podcast: Detroit Eastsiders meet to discuss city’s Bill of Rights

By Orlando Bailey | February 5, 2021

Authentically Detroit hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson speak with Detroit City Council President Pro-Tem Mary Sheffied and Charter Commissioner Denzel McCampbell about the Detroiters Bill of Rights.

Political and Public Policy Information

Podcast: Rashida Tlaib on insurrection, impeachment and the inauguration

By Orlando Bailey | January 21, 2021
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

On this episode of Authentically Detroit, hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson talk with U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib about the insurrection and her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump a second time.

Authentically Detroit

Podcast: Detroit journalist on his bid for city council

By Orlando Bailey | January 14, 2021
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

Former Detroit investigative journalist M.L. Erick answers questions about his role in the media and his city council candidacy representing the east side’s fourth district.

Civic and Community Information

Podcast: Afrofuturism guides grassroots development in Detroit’s North End

By Orlando Bailey | January 5, 2021
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

Activist Bryce Detroit discusses his “Hood Closed to Gentrifiers” campaign and how Afrofuturism can be the cornerstone for radical imagination in Detroit’s neighborhoods.

Civic and Community Information

Podcast: Black foundation professionals pivot in 2020

By Orlando Bailey | December 17, 2020
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

Detroit’s Black philanthropy professionals wrap up this year and discuss 2021.

Civic and Community Information

Podcast: Cynthia Johnson, vaccinations, water shutoffs and Detroit mayoral race

By Orlando Bailey | December 10, 2020
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

Cynthia Johnson gets death threats and a punishment while mayor Mike Duggan makes an announcement on his race, following a decision on water shutoffs.

Education

How two Detroit sisters cope and plan for a post-coronavirus society

By Orlando Bailey | December 8, 2020

BridgeDetroit’s engagement director Orlando Bailey is sitting down for interviews with Detroit youth to hear about their experience during the coronavirus pandemic and its accompanying social isolation.

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WDET - Detroit Today:

  • Unpacking the Inherent Trauma of Watching The Derek Chauvin Trial

    In this hour Stephen Henderson talks about the Derek Chauvin trial. First with a look at the strategy and procedure of the trial with Barb McQuade, Law Professor at the University of Michigan and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and then CNN's Nia-Malika Henderson joins as well.

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://wdet-od.streamguys1.com/Podcast/DetroitToday/20210409124353-DTPODCAST04-09-2021.mp3?pub=dt&srcid=bridgedetroit
  • COVID In MI Nursing Homes; Emergency Management Is A Dangerous Fallback for Governance

    In this hour Stephen Henderson looks at a new study that suggests deaths at nursing homes during the pandemic were not significantly increased by Gov. Whitmer’s policies, which are still at the center of a heated debate. Plus, a conversation the writer behind a recent op-ed about the use of emergency management in America, and how short it falls of meeting the needs of low-income communities of color.

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://wdet-od.streamguys1.com/Podcast/DetroitToday/20210408123949-DTPODCAST04-08-2021.mp3?pub=dt&srcid=bridgedetroit
  • Biden's American Jobs Plan Links Infrastructure with Equity; Detroit Jazz Fest Gears Up for 2021

    In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Jeanna Smialek about President Biden's recently unveiled $2 trillion American Jobs Plan. Plus, President of the Detroit Jazz Festival Chris Collins joins the show to talk about this year's festival.

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://wdet-od.streamguys1.com/Podcast/DetroitToday/20210407140449-DTPODCAST04-07-2021.mp3?pub=dt&srcid=bridgedetroit
  • COVID Variants in Michigan; "Rich Thanks To Racism" Author Jim Freeman

    In this hour Stephen Henderson talks with Adam Lauring about the COVID variants that we are dealing with here in Michigan. Plus, Jim Freeman, one of the nation’s leading civil rights attorneys and author joins the show to talk about his forthcoming book, "Rich Thanks to Racism: How the Ultra-Wealthy Profit From Racial Injustice."

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://wdet-od.streamguys1.com/Podcast/DetroitToday/20210406125018-DTPODCAST04-06-2021.mp3?pub=dt&srcid=bridgedetroit

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