On the next American Black Journal, we’ll continue our yearlong series on The Black Church in Detroit with a look at Pastoral Succession in the Black Church.
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One Detroit: David Turnley / Devin Scillian / Jessica Care Moore / Alexandra Silber
David Turnley is considered by many to be one of the best documentary photographers working today. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, two World Press Photos of the Year, and the Robert Capa Award for Courage, he has photographed the human condition in some 75 countries around the world.
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One Detroit: New Redistricting Maps / PFAS in the House / Farmacy Food
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission released its first drafts of the new legislative and congressional districts. Starting this week, the public gets to voice their opinions on the new maps
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One Detroit: Satori Shakoor / Too Many Chefs in the Kitchen for Good / Bangkok 96 / Armando Vega’s Salsa Band
Stephen Henderson catches up with the host of the new Detroit Public Television arts series, ‘Detroit Performs: Live From Marygrove,’ Satori Shakoor, who talks about all the unique live acts performing on the show.
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One Detroit: Design Core Detroit / WomxnHouse / Culture House
Design Core Detroit’s Month of Design continues to positively impact the city outside the month of September. Will Glover interviews Kiana Wenzell about some of the installations created during the month and how designs not only bring beauty to the world but a learning experience as well.
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One Detroit: Students’ Concerns / Afghanistan Refugees / Growth and Decline in Metro Detroit / Boxing Legacy
We checked in with our local students who are part of the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs and asked what they find most worrying about going back to school in-person, how their environment has changed, and what they wish adults knew about going to school nowadays.
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One Detroit: ‘Thurgood’ / Detroit Songwriter Gabriel Duran / ‘With Eyes Open’ / Trunino Lowe Quartet
Detroit Public Theatre pays homage to the first African-American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, Thurgood Marshall, with the outdoor performance of the one-man show, Thurgood.
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One Detroit: Expense of Being Broke / What Michiganders Want for Their Kids / ‘Exiled to Motown’
Covid-19 put American social safety net programs to the test, making long standing systemic issues even more visible. One Detroit’s Will Glover took a look at one of those issues–how expensive it is to be broke.
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American Black Journal: COVID’s Impact on Black Church Congregations
The series on “The Black Church in Detroit” examines the impact of covid-19 on ministers and their congregations. We’ll hear the stories of loss and grief caused by the pandemic and talk about vaccine hesitancy in the African American community. Plus, a look at the Black church’s role in alleviating this public health crisis.
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One Detroit: Mackinac Policy Conference Highlights
Where does Michigan stand as a state at this point in the pandemic? The future of work is changing, not only how we work and where, but the priorities companies now have moving through the pandemic. A renewed focus on the inequities affecting communities of color during the pandemic and racial justice protests. All of this and more at the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference.