Detroit Symphony Orchestra joins Interlochen online for virtual arts camp.
COVID-313 Community Coalition Virtual Town Hall Week 14
With infection rates rising in other places, how big will the second COVID-19 wave hit here? Dr. Oveta Fuller of the University of Michigan Medical School has some thoughts on that and how well those filtration units work in the many offices that have reopened.
6/29/20: One Detroit – David Turnley / Devin Scillian / Mark Scott / Joan Belgrave / Misty Copeland
David Turnley is the documentarian on a COVID photo project he’s working on at the University of Michigan. Joan Belgrave talks with Christy McDonald about lost gigs and uncertainty during the current pandemic.
6/28/20: American Black Journal – Dr. Nikolai Vitti / Satori Shakoor / Sphinx Org
Stephen Henderson talks with Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti about the changes being put in place to keep students, teachers and staff safe. Master storyteller Satori Shakoor talks about the life-changing stories and messages coming out of the pandemic and George Floyd protests.
Mental health and the student mind
Christy McDonald talks with Karen Anthony, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant for Oakland Schools, and Sirrita Darby, Director of Detroit Heals Detroit about the toll the abrupt school change has taken on student mental health.
Keeping halal and carrying on during the pandemic
Ronnie Berry closed his halal meat shop for a bit, but quickly he was back open again, deemed an essential service where he’s found he’s as busy as ever.
6/25/20: One Detroit – Keeping halal and carrying on / Telemedicine / Talking about racism
In this episode, an interview with small business owner, Ronnie Barry– keeping halal and carrying on during the pandemic. Plus we take a look back at Telemedicine; an interview with Charity Dean about speaking about racism; John McElroy on the auto industry and a discussion on grief.
Catch the broadcast premiere of “A Continuing Series of Small Indignities” on DPTV
Beginning with the fifth grade, 59-year-old Rodney Harris recounts his personal history dealing with a lifetime of racism. “A Continuing Series of Small Indignities” airs Wednesday, June 24 at 11:30pm on Detroit Public Television.
NBC News: When coronavirus closed schools, some Detroit students went missing from class. These educators had to find them.
Principal Jacqueline Dungey and her staff have spent the last three months knocking on doors and scouring social media in search of students needing help.
Traverse City, the perfect summer horror movie location
The Pierce Brothers—from Royal Oak, now based in L.A.—talked to One Detroit’s Chris Jordan about channeling their Michigan roots into the film, and what it has been like to see their labor of love become the first five-week #1 film since Black Panther.
6/22/20: One Detroit – Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Lisa Waud / The Wretched Movie / Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus
DSO musicians will mentor young Interlochen artists through virtual orchestral repertoire workshops and more as part of the newly launched Interlochen Online.
Open-space outdoor weekly floral installations
Lisa’s recent project is Big Flower Friend. The goal with Big Flower Friend is to raise money for Michigan flower farmers.