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.
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Black Leaders Detroit launches 1,645-mile Ride for Equity to support Black entrepreneurs | American Black Journal
The ride includes several individual one-day bike rides, varying in distance, as well as the full seven-day ride from Detroit to Mackinaw City.
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New play ‘Soft Target’ explores the impact of school shootings on youth | One Detroit
“Soft Target,” a new play by Emily Kaczmarek at Detroit Public Theatre through June 8, explores the impact of school shootings on youth.
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Detroit mayoral candidates discuss city’s bus system at transportation forum | One Detroit
Five Detroit mayoral candidates discussed the city’s bus system and their individual visions for it at a forum hosted by Detroit Moves May 1.
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One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: May 9, 2025
Celebrate Mother’s Day around Detroit this weekend with a Pre-Mother’s Day R&B Jam at the Fox Theatre and a Mother’s Day Run & Walk on Belle Isle.
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‘The Central Park Five’ opera brings gripping story of racial injustice to Detroit Opera stage | American Black Journal
“The Central Park Five,” a gripping opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis, brings one of the most infamous cases of racial injustice in recent American history to the Detroit Opera House stage.