Author: AnnMarie Chamberlain

7/4/21: American Black Journal – Roundtable Discussion on Chauvin Sentencing, Detroit Flooding and Mayor Duggan’s Engagement

Jul 1, 2021

On the next American Black Journal, Stephen leads a wide-ranging discussion with our roundtable...

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“Let’s Have Some Church Detroit Style”

Jul 1, 2021

Continuing the year-long series on the Black Church in Detroit, American Black Journal took a closer look at Detroit as an important stop on the Gospel circuit and how the city has given artists their Gospel roots.

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COVID313 Talk: A COVID Survivor’s Story

Jun 30, 2021

Brian Love had COVID-19 in March last year, a heart-breaking year for him and his family. Love...

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BridgeDetroit | Detroiters demand solutions after massive flooding

Jun 30, 2021

Photo by Stephen McGee By Olivia Lewis When Cierra Mangal answered the phone at 2:45 a.m. Sunday...

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6/27/21: American Black Journal – Gospel music in the Black Church

Jun 25, 2021

On the next American Black Journal, we’ll continue our year-long series on The Black Church...

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News From Around Detroit

James Beard semi-finalist Baobab Fare closes on new east side location
by Christine Ferretti and Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Hamissi Mamba considered opening a second location of his restaurant in Ann Arbor. But a trip to Detroit’s East Warren-Cadieux area changed his plans.
Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance changes name, goes statewide
by Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
A $500,000 appropriation from last year’s state budget will take the Detroit-based organization to Lansing and Flint.
Black men bond where they feel at home — in the barbershop
by Bryce Huffman, Orlando Bailey and Quinn Banks (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The Black barbershop is a sanctuary for grooming and public rest and a pulpit to express joy, debate values and politics in a community that is affirming and safe.
Black men bond where they feel at home — in the barbershop
by Bryce Huffman, Orlando Bailey and Quinn Banks (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The Black barbershop is a sanctuary for grooming and public rest and a pulpit to express joy, debate values and politics in a community that is affirming and safe.
Detroit transit warrior finds his place
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Michael Cunningham II, a fierce advocate for bus riders and drivers in Detroit, has landed a one-bedroom apartment after nearly a decade of housing insecurity.

National Headlines

How colleges decide when to call in police to break up campus protests
Hundreds of protestors have been arrested across the country as demonstrations against the war in Gaza intensify on college campuses. For a closer look at when and how police are involved in these protests, Amna Nawaz spoke with Frederick Lawrence, a distinguished lecturer at Georgetown University Law Center and Ed Davis, former commissioner of the Boston Police Department.
News Wrap: Blinken says "time is now" for a Gaza cease-fire
In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel and insisting the "time is now" for a cease-fire, Prime Minister Netanyahu's office insisted Israel still means to assault the city of Rafah, the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged as inflation remains stubbornly high and a Florida ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy took effect.
Trump reveals how he would govern if reelected to another term in the White House
We have learned more this week about how former President Trump would govern if reelected. Wednesday in Wisconsin, he again pledged to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. And a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine sparked headlines with some of his most strident words yet about what he would do in a second term. Lisa Desjardins reports.