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The ABJ programs represent a wide variety of African-American viewpoints on issues important to the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan, and the nation as whole, ranging from labor unrest in the automobile industry, to the urban civil disturbances in Detroit and across the nation riots of 1967, the emergence of outspoken African American ...
American Black Journal on Detroit PBS is an historic television program that has been presenting issues and events from African-American perspectives since 1968.
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Detroit Public TV’s American Black Journalis a weekly talk show featuring African American perspectives on topics around arts, culture, and community issues important to the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan and the nation. Throughout our history, African Americans have struggled in the face of racism and systemic inequality and recent events ...
American Black Journal, originally titled CPT(Colored People’s Time), went on the air in 1968 during a time of social and racial turmoil following the 1967 riots in Detroit. The purpose was to increase the availability and accessibility of media relating to African American experiences in order to encourage greater involvement from Detroit citizens...
Today, the show is hosted by Stephen Henderson and produced by Daphne Hughes. Henderson is also host of WDET’s Detroit Today and former Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial page editor of The Detroit Free Press. Hughes is a former News Manager and Producer/Writer at WDIV-TV and Senior Communications Specialist at Mort Crim Communications, Inc. The show...
American Black Journal, originally titled Colored People's Time, went on the air in 1968 as a televised public forum for black Americans during a historic moment of racial turmoil across the nation. During its thirty-six-year run, the show (under different titles and formats) has documented Detroit and American history from African-American ...
American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the important role the Black church plays in supporting the city’s schools and students through DPSCD’s Faith-Based Initiative and Every School Day Counts program.
Jan 4, 2023 · Watch American Black Journal on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Detroit Public TV, WTVS-Channel 56. Host Stephen Henderson explores stories on racial disparities, police brutality, Black arts and culture, and the Black Church in Detroit.
Jun 20, 2023 · The Detroit Branch NAACP is gearing up to commemorate an iconic moment in civil rights history. Detroit NAACP President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony previews the NAACP’s “June Jubilee: A ...
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