Search Results for: Black History Month

BridgeDetroit | Michigan Redistricting Panel Opts for Secrecy, Won’t Release Voting Memos

Dec 7, 2021

Michigan’s redistricting panel voted Thursday to keep secret two memos that helped members justify the reduction of majority-minority legislative districts. The districts are redrawn every decade, and the process has led to some of the most Republican gerrymandered maps in the nation.

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9/11: 20 Years Later

Sep 9, 2021

20 years since 9/11. It’s strange even typing that sentence.

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6/17/21 – One Detroit: Ray Gray is Free / Lansing Spending / Search for a Birth Mother / Juneteenth Jubilee

Jun 16, 2021

Ray Gray was released from prison in May after serving for almost 50 years.

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Lost Constellations: Exploring the Underrepresentation of the AAPI Community in Art

May 24, 2021

One Detroit associate producer Will Glover talks to journalist, activist, and poet Frances Kai–Hwa Wang about the poem she wrote to accompany a dance performed by AAPI women for the Lost Constellations project, commissioned by the DIA. Plus, they explore the underrepresentation of the AAPI community in the arts and what can be done to further support it.

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ABJ Excerpt | A Generation Found

Feb 10, 2021

It’s Black History Month, and there’s a new book out that pays tribute to the achievements and wisdom of our African American elders…

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News From Around Detroit

A conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning author Jonathan Eig
by Orlando Bailey and Christine Ferretti (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The 669-page book uncovers never-before-seen papers, interviews and archives as well as King’s humanity.
BridgeDetroit Engagement Director Orlando Bailey to head up Outlier Media
by Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
It’s been a distinct privilege to serve at an organization that honors residents with a listening ear and action, Orlando writes.
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.

National Headlines

News Wrap: Intense storms slam Houston and other parts of the Gulf Coast
In our news wrap Friday, Houston and other parts of the Gulf Coast are dealing with the aftermath of intense storms, the Israeli military says troops in Gaza found the bodies of three people killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, Russia carried out multiple strikes on Ukrainian territory and employees at two Mercedes facilities in Alabama voted against joining the UAW.
What's behind the historic stock market highs and how it relates to the overall economy
This has been a big week for the stock market. The Dow Jones, the much broader S&P 500 and the NASDAQ all reached record highs with the Dow crossing the 40,000 threshold for the first time. The markets have rallied back from the recent lows of 2022 and the Dow is about 40 percent higher than when the pandemic started. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Roben Farzad of Full Disclosure.
What led Texas governor to pardoning man convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in the summer of 2020. Daniel Perry was serving a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of Garrett Foster, an armed white man who was attending a racial justice protest with his Black fiancee. Abbott had faced pressure to issue the pardon from conservative media figures. Stephanie Sy reports.