Detroit symposium aims to tackle health disparities facing Black men
The Wayne State University School of Medicine, the Wayne Mobile Health Unit and community stakeholders host a symposium on Black men’s health. Scheduled for April 13 at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, the “Brother, Let’s Talk: A Conversation on Black Men’s Health” symposium aims to shed light on the disparities and health challenges faced by Black men.
‘The Peculiar Patriot’ play takes a powerful look at the injustices of America’s prison system
The systemic injustices of mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex are put on display through a powerful one-woman play, “The Peculiar Patriot.” One Detroit’s Chris Jordan talks with playwright Liza Jesse Peterson.
A conversation with Jelani Cobb on race, media, and democracy
One Detroit contributor Bryce Huffman talks with dean of Columbia Journalism School and staff writer for The New Yorker Jelani Cobb about the state of democracy, transparency in journalism, and diversity in the newsroom.
Tyre Nichols’ death: A roundtable about racism, police reform and racial trauma
One Detroit contributor Stephen Henderson hosts a roundtable on race, police reform and mental health after the police beating and death of Tyre Nichols.
Closing the wealth gap for Black-owned businesses. Can it be done in Detroit?
Less than 10% of the businesses downtown are Black-owned and less than 2% of the buildings downtown are Black-owned. How did we get here in a city with a nearly 80% Black population? Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance CEO Charity Dean shares how downtown Detroit can invest in and empower Black businesses.
The 60th anniversary of Detroit’s 1963 Walk to Freedom coming in summer 2023
American Black Journal reflects on the 60th anniversary of the 1963 Walk to Freedom in Detroit, which attracted more than 125,000 marchers down Woodward Avenue and featured an early version of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at Cobo Arena.
Black women entrepreneurs face uphill battle for business growth compared to men
Venturing into the world of entrepreneurship comes with challenges, but for Black women entrepreneurs, the hurdles can be much higher and different. A national study shows 42% of U.S. businesses are owned by women, yet those businesses grow at only half the rate as businesses owned by men.
PBS NewsHour Presents - Race Matters: America in Crisis
The Talk - Race in America
FRONTLINE: Policing the Police
The FRONTLINE Dispatch: Race, Police and the Pandemic
More to watch about issues of race:
- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise on American Masters
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution on Independent Lens
- Winnie on Independent Lens
- I Am Not Your Negro on Independent Lens
- Tell Them We Are Rising on Independent Lens
- Rat Film on Independent Lens
- Policing the Police on FRONTLINE
- John Lewis: Get in the Way
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
- The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
Exploring Anti-Racism with Children
Sesame Street/CNN Town Hall – Standing Up To Racism
At-Home Learning
Help Students Understand the Relationship between the Police and the Military
Read the news summary, watch the video and answer the discussion questions. June 4th, 2020 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour.
Protest and Politics
The stories from across America have been disturbing, with clashes between protestors and police. Sadly, it’s not the first time protestors have raged against governments from democratic to autocratic–and in each case, the state raged back. This classroom resource provides background information about the Civil Rights movement in the U.S., the Vietnam War, societal shifts, the media, and events around the globe.
Civil Rights: Then and Now
This collection of videos, documents, and primary sources lends context to the events and leaders that defined the Civil Rights Movement’s first three decades (1954-1985). These resources also capture the issues and activists involved in the struggle today—those making headlines, stirring debate, and trending on social media.
The education staff at WXXI, a public media services company in Rochester, New York pulled together an extensive list of activities from PBS LearningMedia to support educators and families while discussing race. The list explores race, anti-racism, protests, civil rights, Black history, bias, and more.