Tag: michigan
9/13/21: One Detroit – Cranbrook / Daniel Bernard Roumain / Satori Shakoor / Ballet Edge Detroit / Sphinx
Sep 13, 2021
Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research is embracing technology by giving design tours on social media. Daniel Bernard Roumain uses his art to impact social change.
Read More11/8/20: American Black Journal – Rev. Al Sharpton & Rev. Horace Sheffield III
Nov 6, 2020
Stephen Henderson has a candid conversation about the 2020 election with civil rights activists Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Horace Sheffield III.
Read More11/1/20: American Black Journal – Voting Matters / Posters on Politics / Wayne State University
Oct 30, 2020
Detroit artist Donna Jackson talks about her new, international collection of more than 200 posters with a political theme on exhibit at the Marygrove Gallery of Art.
Read More10/25/20: American Black Journal – 2020 Election Roundtable
Oct 23, 2020
On the next American Black Journal, we convene our special roundtable guests for a frank conversation about the upcoming election.
Read More10/18/20: American Black Journal – NAACP Get Out the Vote / Daniel Bernard Roumain
Oct 16, 2020
Stephen Henderson sits down with Detroit NAACP President Rev. Wendell Anthony to talk about the organization’s efforts to get out the vote for the November 3rd election.
Read More10/11/20: American Black Journal – Detroit Police Chief James Craig
Oct 9, 2020
Stephen Henderson goes one-on-one with Detroit Police Chief James Craig for a candid conversation about policing in Detroit.
Read MoreJohn Lewis Remembered
Jul 18, 2020
Keeping the community curious, engaged, and connected, the entire University of Michigan Penny Stamps Speaker Series video archive is now available to stream on Detroit Public Television.
Read More7/9/20: One Detroit – Roundtable / Black Lives Matter / Continuing Series of Small Indignities
Jul 9, 2020
CultureSource’s Omari Rush, Shannon Cason, professional photographer Alex Forrer, journalist Devin Scillian and musician Alex Way.
Read More7/6/20: One Detroit – Omari Rush / Shannon Cason / Alex Forrer / Devin Scillian / Alex Way
Jul 6, 2020
CultureSource’s Omari Rush, Shannon Cason, professional photographer Alex Forrer, journalist Devin Scillian and musician Alex Way.
Read More7/5/20: American Black Journal – COVID-19 Impact on Mental Health / Racial Disparities During the Pandemic / Music by Anita Dumar
Jul 2, 2020
Stephen talks with the Rev. Horace Sheffield III, the head of DABO (Detroit Association of Black Organizations), about his personal battle with COVID-19 and the impact of the virus on Detroiters.
Read More7/2/20: One Detroit – Eviction Concerns / Police Brutality & Systemic Racism Roundtable / Benny Napoleon / Shatila Bakery
Jul 2, 2020
An in-depth discussion of the national and global protests against police brutality and systemic racism.
Read More6/28/20: American Black Journal – Dr. Nikolai Vitti / Satori Shakoor / Sphinx Org
Jun 26, 2020
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.
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News From Around Detroit
- Art behind bars: U-M program is changing lives of Michigan inmatesby Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Artwork from current and former inmates is on display through Sunday in the Free Your Mind: Art and Incarceration in Michigan exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
- With a new director coming soon, what’s the state of DDOT?by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Detroit Department of Transportation leader Mikel Oglesby is leaving at the close of October, prompting some advocates and union officials to worry about DDOT’s future. Oglesby and city leaders say plans will stay on track.
- Metro Detroit students start new school year with familiar challenges, fresh solutionsby Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Orlando Bailey, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press and Micah Walker (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.
- New school year and new challenges on the first day of school in metro Detroitby Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Orlando Bailey and Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
As the new school year begins in Detroit Public Schools Community District and others across Michigan, students face familiar challenges — with the promise of fresh solutions.
- Eastside Community Network regroups after center rammed by pickup truckby Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Benjamin Noah Weinstein, a 42-year-old white Detroiter, is charged with six felonies in connection with the Aug. 19 incident that damaged the longtime community center with a predominately Black membership
National Headlines
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy appeals to U.S. for continued aid against Russia's invasion
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy is visiting Washington with the goal of securing more armaments to repel Russia's 18-month invasion. But there is growing skepticism and some hostility toward the requests among House Republicans, even as senators met Zelenskyy with open arms. Laura Barrón-López and Lisa Desjardins discuss the latest developments in D.C., while Nick Schifrin reports from Kyiv.
- Inside a Ukrainian brigade's battle 'through hell' to recapture a village on the way to Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his case in the U.S. for more money and weapons, and must persuade his audience that the counteroffensive is working. But as the 3rd Assault Brigade's experience shows, progress is difficult.
- U.S. diplomat discusses American policy toward Ukraine amid Russian aggression
Before his mission to Washington, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy first stopped in New York on Tuesday to address the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council. Ambassador Victoria Nuland, who is the acting deputy secretary of state for the U.S., joins Amna Nawaz to discuss American policy and global security in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.