Stephen gets details on this year’s African American Leadership Awards, which honor the people who work behind the scenes to advance policies and causes in the Black community. Plus, we take a look at Black artists and the business of creating, collecting and selling African American art.
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Plymouth-based Rivian, maker of electric pick-up trucks and sports utility vehicles, planned to hit the market in the next two years. They could have General Motors and Amazon as stakeholders, according to a report from Reuters this week.
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Nolan Finley: A lifelong Democrat, the Dean of the House didn’t choose people he loved based on political compatibility or partisan whim.
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We are all saddened to hear of the passing of Rep. John Dingell, who served his community and his country faithfully for nearly 60 years.
He was the longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history and one of its most powerful chairs, who helped to draft and enact some of the most important legislation in the past century.
As part of One Detroit‘s efforts to connect with Detroit residents in their neighborhoods, this report focuses on the top concerns of the people living in the Fitzgerald community, including vacant houses and an ambitious City of Detroit plan to rehab these abandoned homes.
Read MoreStephen gets details on the special Black History Month programming at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, which includes a book talk and signing and a tribute to Detroit’s pioneering hip-hop producer J. Dilla. Plus, a new book uses DNA evidence and the findings of historians and scientists to prove the presence of people of African descent in biblical history.
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