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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.

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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.

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Podcast: Detroit community gathers to discuss Proposal N

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

Hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson emcee a virtual community gathering in partnership with Eastside Community Network to dialogue with residents about Proposal N.

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Podcast: Former deputy mayor Anthony Adams on Detroit’s economy and defunding the police

By Orlando Bailey | September 11, 2020
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

“I am strongly considering a run for mayor”

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Podcast: City of Detroit’s Arthur Jemison on public accountability and Proposal N

By Orlando Bailey | August 18, 2020
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

Arthur Jemison of the City of Detroit gives a breakdown of Proposal N which will be on the November ballot in Detroit and discussed ways the public can keep him and colleagues accountable.

Civic and Community Information

Podcast: The Anxiety of the Black Urban Planner in Detroit

By Orlando Bailey | August 11, 2020
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

“As a profession, we must be as deliberate in dismantling systemic oppression, as those who set the stage for the negative impact of policies that continuously show up in Black and Brown communities.”

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Podcast: County Treasurer Eric Sabree on property taxes, interest rates and activist demands

By Orlando P. Bailey and Donna L. Givens | July 30, 2020
In Partnership With Authentically Detroit

“My efforts to keep people out of foreclosure are not any less than what activists are asking me to do.”

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  • The Complicated Legacy of Kwame Kilpatrick

    In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Rev. Kenneth Flowers, pastor of Greater New Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Detroit, Karen Dumas, communications consultant who served as director of community relations for Kwame Kilpatrick during his time as mayor, wrote an op-ed in the Detroit News titled “What Kwame Kilpatrick's commutation means for Detroiters”  and Matthew Schneider, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. They discuss the commuted sentence of the disgraced former Detroit mayor. 

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  • Immigrants Respond To January 6 Insurrection

    In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Mark Kurlyandchik of the Detroit Free Press and Ali Harb of Middle East Eye about what the violent Capitol insurrection means to them as people who came to the United States to flee political instability and violence in their home countries.

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://wdet-od.streamguys1.com/Podcast/DetroitToday/20210122100823-DTPODCAST01-22-2021.mp3?pub=dt&srcid=bridgedetroit
  • Reaction To Biden's Inauguration Festivities

    In this hour Stephen Henderson looks at Inauguration Day 2021 - how it was different from any other transition of power in our history, and how it sets the stage for the work ahead for the Biden administration. Libby Casey of the Washington Post and Eric Deggans of NPR join to offer analysis.

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://wdet-od.streamguys1.com/Podcast/DetroitToday/20210121121255-DTPODCAST01-21-2021.mp3?pub=dt&srcid=bridgedetroit
  • Biden's Inauguration, Detroit Tax Overassessments and Democracy Around The World

    In this hour, Stephen Henderson speaks with EJ Dionne of the Washington Post about national politics, Detroit Deputy Mayor Conrad Mallet weighs in on property tax overassessments for city homeowners and former Wayne State University President Dr. Irvin Reid and Honors College Dean John Corvino talk about what democracies in other countries can teach us about the political crisis we’re in.

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