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American Black Journal
Detroit's Black Space/Shrine of the Black Madonna
Season 48
Episode 1
Stephen talks with marketing specialist Eric Thomas about his recent Detroit Free Press guest column on the need to preserve Black spaces in Detroit as the city continues to go through a major transformation. Plus, we'll get an advance look at the redevelopment plans for Detroit's historic Shrine of the Black Madonna Bookstore & Cultural Center. Episode 4801
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A conversation with best-selling author and poet Kwame Alexander and details on Bookstock 2025.
26:46
Stephen Henderson talks with Eye Care For Detroit’s founder and cybersecurity expert Sakinah Tanzil.
26:45
Details about Grow Detroit’s Young Talent program and the resurgence of Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion.
26:46
The evolution and influence of funk music and Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd.
26:46
The “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the role of Black women during the Great Migration.
25:00
A Michigan COVID study, “Women of Excellence” recipients, and a tribute to Luther Keith.
23:50
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater stops in Detroit and two women DJs talk about Detroit’s techno music scene
25:00
Celebrating The Wright Museum’s 60th anniversary and Teen HYPE’s play “Two Detroits.”
26:46
A documentary on former NAACP leader Walter White and a discussion about the NAACP’s legacy.
26:46
2025 Kresge Eminent Artist, Carl Craig’s “All Black Vinyl” series and journalist Al Allen.
26:46
A panel discussion on the Great Migration and the 9th annual African American Family Book Expo.
26:46
“Ruby - The Musical,” “Confederates” play and a performance from the Sphinx Competition.