In Michigan, roughly 22% of the state’s formerly incarcerated population end up back behind bars, but education can have an impact on recidivism. One Detroit contributor Mario Bueno and senior producer BIll Kubota explore how two Michigan prison education programs are helping the incarcerated prepare for jobs when they’re released.
Read MoreMichigan lags behind the nation in college degree attainment, according to recent findings from the Citizens Research Council. Washtenaw Community College’s FAME program has been working to change that trajectory. One Detroit’s Will Glover visited WCC’s FAME program to explore how it connects students to careers in Michigan.
Read MoreThe Blackbottom Group has launched an innovative program, the EV Automotive Mobility Program, which equips Detroiters with the skills necessary for jobs that will soon be in high demand. The program offers hands-on training in the maintenance and repair of electric vehicles in an effort to bridge the gap and address the stark racial disparity within the EV industry.
Read MoreAt a recent American Muslims Town Hall, more than 50 Arab and Muslim Americans shared their population growth strategies with members of the Growing Michigan Together Council. They talk about the kinds of neighborhoods tech workers need, transportation and public transit, mental health and other underfunded services, and preparing our workforce for jobs of the future.
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Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z — each generation has its unique perspectives, questions, and aspirations around the future of work. Join One Detroit at 12 p.m. ET June 21 for a Future of Work Town Hall that will delve into each generation’s outlook on the future and how each impacts Michigan’s workforce.
Read MoreWill Michigan’s Gen Z population stay in the state, pursuing their dreams here and contributing to the state’s prosperity? Three members of Gen Z talk about their future hopes, the careers that interest them, and staying in Michigan after graduation.
Read MoreMillennials make up the largest share of the U.S. workforce and the future of work in Michigan will depend upon keeping young professionals here. Let’s Detroit ambassador Marjace Miles talks about his efforts to attract more millennials to Michigan.
Read MoreAs Gen Xers take the helm where baby boomers have retired, how will their leadership styles and strengths continue to shape the future of work? Future of Work host Will Glover discusses with Michigan Works! Association CEO Ryan Hundt.
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Looking at Michigan’s workforce, where did all the millennials go? Future of Work host Will Glover talks with Marjace Miles of Let’s Detroit about millennial migration trends in the workforce and the benefits of being a young professional in Michigan.
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What do Gen X business leaders and city officials need to focus on to grow Michigan’s workforce and prepare people for the jobs that don’t exist yet? Michigan Works! Association CEO Ryan Hundt shares his thoughts during a Future of Work Town Hall.
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Join the Detroit Economic Club and #OneDetroit THIS WEDNESDAY for a live conversation with global leader on the future of employment, culture and leadership Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.
Read MoreMillennials are expected to make up nearly three-fourths of the global workforce in the next two years. How can Michigan attract more of them to move here? The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Devon O’Reilly shares strategies for attracting a young professional workforce.
Read MoreStrategic Staffing Solutions President and CEO Cindy Pasky shares what workers want from their workplace, and how employees and employers are navigating the post-pandemic landscape.
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Baby boomers are facing a big decision: should they stay in the workforce, and can they afford to leave? Can Michigan afford to lose them? Find out in this Future of Work town hall.
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Life after prison can be difficult for returning citizens, especially as they attempt to return to the workforce after incarceration. What employment barriers to returning citizens face, and what programs and support are available for them to find jobs? One Detroit’s Future of Work Host Will Glover talks with Detroit Action Executive Director Branden Snyder about how The JOBS Project is lending a hand.
Read MoreWhat will it take to create a bright future for Michigan’s workforce and economy? One Detroit producer Will Glover sits down with Centrepolis Accelerator, Michigan’s only manufacturing product incubator, Executive Director and Founder Dan Radomski to learn more about the accelerator’s impact on Michigan’s business environment and economy.
Read MoreWhat does the future hold for Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) under Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti’s leadership? Dr. Vitti joins One Detroit contributor Stephen Henderson for a wide-ranging conversation at the School at Marygrove about the district’s COVID-19 recovery, increased absenteeism, new investments in school buildings, and other advancements coming in the district’s future.
Read MoreIssues of increasing childhood obesity rates, a decline in educational outcomes, and shortages across the national labor market have caused sharp decreases in the number of new soldiers the U.S. Army has recruited and onboarded. U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville talks with senior producer Bill Kubota about the impact of low military recruitment numbers, as well as the military’s investments to attract more youth to serve. Plus, Kubota hears what community stakeholders took away from the conversation.
Read MoreAll across Michigan, a shortage of childcare availability and rising childcare costs have persisted, and women in the workforce have been disproportionately affected. One Detroit’s Future of Work virtual town hall, “Women in the Workforce,” explores the decline of women in the workforce, the impact of childcare, and new legislation that may help them return to work.
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In this Future of Work Virtual Town Hall, One Detroit hosts a roundtable discussion on the decline of women from Michigan’s labor force, the impact of childcare and online learning on women in the workforce, and how Michigan’s latest childcare legislation could help working women and their families.
Read MoreThe Michigan Barber School celebrates 75 years of teaching Black barbers and hairstylists. Michigan Barber School Director Saul Green talks with guest host Trudy Gallant-Stokes about the barber school’s founding and its success throughout the decades.
Read MoreA new fund, the Ebiara Fund, created by the Detroit-based economic growth nonprofit Invest Detroit, in partnership with URGE Imprint and with funding from The Kresge Foundation, will provide early-stage capital and process resources to minority-owned development firms working to grow and strengthen Detroit’s neighborhoods.
Read More“American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson sits down with The LEE Group President Mark S. Lee and Nikki Pardo, from Global Alliance Solutions, for a candid conversation on the state of DEI efforts in the workplace at corporations across America and the status of new Chief Diversity Officer positions that were created. Plus, Henderson examines the amount of resources that have been allocated to DEI efforts and how they compare to the commitments made two years prior.
Read MoreFuture of Work host Will Glover learns about the design jobs currently available in Michigan, the investments Michigan needs to create and build a design network that generates new jobs, and how to attract stakeholders, like garment manufacturers, reputable galleries and media partners, to Michigan to help bolster the state’s budding design industry from a panel of design industry experts.
Read MoreFuture of Work host Will Glover examines whether Southeast Michigan has the infrastructure, amenities and investments to attract and retain the future of workforce talent, the barriers against placemaking efforts, how the future of work intersects with residents’ quality of life, and the need for strategic city planning and public transit in Michigan with a panel if expert guests.
Read MoreWhen it comes to fashion, not many people think of Detroit among the cities where the design industry thrives. Detroiters may know it here, but one Detroit-based fashion brand, Deviate Fashion, started with the goal to put Detroit on the map as a fashion city around the world. One Detroit Associate Producer Will Glover talks with the Deviate Fashion co-founders about their mission and message.
Read MoreAmerican Black Journal producer AJ Walker takes viewers to the ribbon cutting of the new Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters training center to hear from leaders about how the project came to fruition and what skills training the organization will provide at the new center
Read MoreOne Detroit Senior Producer Bill Kubota talks with experts on both sides of the teacher shortage debate about the state’s current education industry, where it’s headed and the decrease in job satisfaction that’s leading the way there.
Read MoreOne Detroit contributors Nolan Finley, of the Detroit News, and Stephen Henderson, of “American Black Journal,” sit down to discuss the findings in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2022 Michigan State of Education report and the long-term impact on high education and the future workforce
Read MoreWhat does Michigan’s future workforce currently look like? And how does our state compete with others when attracting and retaining talent. Join One Detroit for our inaugural Future of Work Town Hall highlighting the current and future prospects of Michigan’s workforce.
Read MoreOne Detroit contributor and American Black Journal host Stephen Henderson checks in with marketing consultant Mark S. Lee, president of The Lee Group, MI LLC, on where diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are in the workplace. They explore the progress that’s been made in regards to DEI efforts and what’s still lacking nearly two years after the topic re-emerged into the mainstream, after George Floyd’s death.
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At Grace in Action, the co-op movement started roughly 20 years ago when Mexican Industries, a Southwest Detroit-based auto parts maker, abruptly closed after workers voted to form a union. Nine hundred mostly Latino workers were laid off, and the economic impact on the community was immediate. That led Meghan Sobocienski, executive director of Grace in Action, to actively create new business models for immigrant workers in the community. She’s been thinking about employment and the future of work since then, and to her, it comes down to one simple idea: create worker-led, locally owned businesses.
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A four-part documentary film series, executive produced by Ken Burns, tells the story of a small group of incarcerated men and women struggling to earn college degrees and turn their lives around in one of the most rigorous and effective prison education programs in the United States.
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The Ford Foundation and Detroit Public TV welcomed Fulcrum to Detroit for a two-day conference to prepare us today for where work is going tomorrow.
Read MoreFelicia Wiseman, a union electrician in Detroit, is working to bring more African Americans and more women into the construction trades in a city where those groups are vastly underrepresented.
Read MoreIn a new Workforce Development Roadshow filmed September 9 at the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, “One Detroit” and “American Black Journal” went on the road to discuss workforce issues.
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Detroit Public TV was a major winner in the Excellence in Journalism Awards for television in this year’s Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter contest, receiving 5 first place honors, more than any of its competitors.
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On the next American Black Journal Wayne County Community College District enters into a new partnership with Rev. Jesse Jackson’s international social justice organization, Rainbow PUSH.
Read MoreOn the next American Black Journal, Detroit’s Wayne State University is celebrating a major milestone as it welcomes a huge, new financial gift from a married couple who are former WSU students. Plus, people with disabilities, senior citizens and veterans work to make sure political candidates hear their concerns this election year. And, the CEO of Goodwill Industries talks with Stephen about how his organization is preparing Detroiters for the workforce.
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Detroit’s urgent need for skilled workers is one of the challenges being met by the Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit. Stephen sits down with Dan Varner, President & CEO of Goodwill Industries, to discuss the organization’s main focus — workforce development — and the population they serve. They also reflect on how Varner’s previous work in education policy has shaped his focus in his current position.
Read MoreOn August 1-5, the National Association of Black Journalists will host its annual convention and career fair in Detroit. The convention’s theme this year is “Driving Journalism, Technology and Trust.”
Read MoreProducer Bill Kubota follows the story of Nick Buckingham. A returning citizen, community organizer, activist, and now college graduate, Buckingham recounts the struggles that he and many returning citizens face in the struggle to find and keep work.
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The MiWeek team took the show on the road to discuss the present and future of workforce development in Michigan.
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Transit talks breakdown; A one-on-one with Wayne county executive Warren Evans. Plus, the debate over where regional transit heads next. Episode 642
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On the next American Black Journal: The Michigan Science Center celebrates it’s fifth...
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On the next American Black Journal: A new book tells the true life story of Detroit-born recording...
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On the next American Black Journal, we’ll get details on a new financial literacy initiative...
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On the next American Black Journal, 8,000 young Detroiters will get valuable work readiness...
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