The Detroit People’s Food Co-op broadens access to healthy food. Two veterans push to rename PTSD. Tour the home of the Model T. Plus, Mother’s Day events.
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Detroit NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner, Mental Health Awareness Month | American Black Journal
[#item_full_content] This story also appeared in Detroit PBS – American Black Journal The Detroit Branch NAACP’s 69th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit features President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker, marking only the second time a sitting U.S. President has given the keynote. Plus, May is Mental Health […]
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Flint Water Crisis’ 10-year anniversary, 10th annual Small Business Workshop | American Black Journal
Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley shares the city’s progress and challenges a decade after the Flint water crisis. Plus, preview the 2024 Small Business Workshop.
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American Black Journal: Detroit Family Caregivers’ Project creates caregiving ministries in local Black churches
American Black Journal host Stephen Henderson learns about local caregiving ministries being created by the Detroit Family Caregivers’ Project.
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National Minority Health Month, 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit | American Black Journal
Dr. Hayley Thompson talks about efforts to tackle health disparities in Detroit and Michigan. Plus, a look at the NFL Draft’s impact on tourism in Detroit.
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2024 Barristers’ Ball, Attorney Ben Crump, Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band | American Black Journal
The Wolverine Bar Association’s 2024 Barristers’ Ball, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, and 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Brian Blade.
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‘The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit’ documentary, ‘Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971′ exhibit | American Black Journal
A local documentary about Detroit’s jazz legacy premieres at the 2024 Freep Film Festival. Plus, the Detroit Institute of Arts’ “Regeneration” exhibit.
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American Black Journal: Women in the Black Church
“Black Church in Detroit” examines the role of women in the Black church with two Detroit women ministers.
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Detroit Neighborhood Vitality Index, Ruth E. Carter Afrofuturism exhibit | American Black Journal
A Neighborhood Vitality Index measures how Detroit neighborhoods are doing. Plus, Ruth E. Carter’s Afrofuturism exhibit at the Wright Museum.
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Grow Detroit’s Young Talent jobs program, Detroit DJ Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale | ABJ Full Episode
The Grow Detroit’s Young Talent summer jobs program returns for its 10th year. Plus, for Women’s History Month, hear from Detroit DJ Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale.