The 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference last week brought together leaders to discuss key issues Michigan is facing.
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Detroit’s faith-based community addresses the mental health crisis facing Black youth | American Black Journal
For Mental Health Awareness Month, host Stephen Henderson leads a discussion with Bishop Mbiyu Chui of Shrine of the Black Madonna, Rev. Jonathan Betts Fields of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, and Karra Thomas from the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN), as part of American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series.
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Michigan leaders will discuss economy, jobs and more at 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference | One Detroit
One Detroit contributor Zoe Clark, political director for Michigan Public, talks with Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah and this year’s conference chair Peter Quigley, president and CEO of Kelly, about what to expect from the 2025 conference.
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New book from veteran Detroit journalists encourages people to find value in disagreements | One Detroit
Two veteran journalists with vastly different political views have a new book coming out titled “The Civility Book: A Guide to Building Bridges Across the Political Divide.”
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One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: May 23, 2025
One Detroit contributors Cecelia Sharpe and Peter Whorf of 90.9 WRCJ share a handful of events happening around the region this weekend.
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Episcopal Diocese of Michigan’s Spirituality and Race initiative tackles reparations and racial healing | American Black Journal
For the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, the watershed moment represented the opportunity to embark on a mission of linking spirituality to racial healing.
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National Foster Care Month highlights growing need for foster families in Michigan | American Black Journal
May is National Foster Care Month. In Michigan, there are approximately 10,000 children currently in foster care and only about 6,000 foster parents, according to Judson Center Chief Strategy Officer George Winn.
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Two Nisei, two histories: Local Japanese Americans reflect on WWII incarceration and its lasting impact | One Detroit
Mary Kamidoi and Shinji Takahashi are both second-generation Japanese Americans, known as “Nisei,” but their childhood experiences differ vastly.
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50 years after the Fall of Saigon, Vietnamese Americans in Michigan reflect on their journey and legacy | One Detroit
For many Vietnamese Americans living in Michigan, their journey to the United States began 50 years ago. One Detroit’s Bill Kubota talks with three Vietnamese Americans in metro Detroit – Hoa and Jacqueline Dinh and Hang Phonrath – about their family histories.
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Historic Jackson Home finds a new home at The Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village | American Black Journal
A key piece of civil rights history has been permanently relocated to Michigan where its powerful story will be preserved and shared.