9/10/17: QLine / Hatch Detroit
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After giving more than a half-million free rides over the summer, Detroit's new QLINE is now charging passengers. We'll find out what's new and improved about the streetcar system. Episode 4546.
Read More10/1/17: Motown Mansion / Diversity & Venture Capital
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One of Detroit's most famous private residences is having an estate sale and global auction. Plus, we discuss the efforts to increase minority leadership in start-ups and early stage companies. Episode 4548.
Read More12/10/17: Motor City Re-Store / Mend on the Move
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The first round of matching grants in the new Motor City Re-Store program has been announced. More than 40 Detroit business owners will get financial assistance to make exterior improvements to their businesses. Episode 4605.
Read More3/18/18: Robin Hood Foundation / Small Business Workshop
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On the next American Black Journal, author, social advocate and Robin Hood Foundation CEO Wes Moore sits down with Stephen to talk about the fight to alleviate poverty and his best-selling book about the line between success and failure in our communities. Episode 4617.
Read More5/13/18: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses / Twisted Storytellers Podcast
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A national education program is helping small business owners in the Detroit area grow their companies and create jobs in the community. We'll talk about the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. Episode 4625.
Read MoreDetroit Entrepreneurs / 1963 Civil Rights March Banner
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We get some expert advice on starting and growing a business. Plus, a Detroit woman donates a piece of her history to the National Museum of African American history in Washington.
Read More11/13/16: Business Leaders for Michigan CEO Summit / National Apprenticeship Week
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On the next American Black Journal, Stephen talks with a leading African American CEO about the outlook for Black business owners in Michigan, and he'll offer some advice on succeeding as an entrepreneur.
Read More1/15/17: Men of Courage / 2016 NEIdeas Winners
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Ford Motor Company encourages African-American men across the country to make the MLK holiday a Day of Action in the fight for economic and social change. Plus, we meet some of the small businesses that won last year's NEIdeas Challenge. Episode 4515.
Read More4/9/17: Research on Cancer Survivors / Small Business Workshop
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On the next American Black Journal, Detroit is front and center in an unprecedented national study on African American cancer survivors. We'll talk with the lead researchers about what they hope to learn. Episode 4526.
Read MoreFinancial Literacy for Detroiters/Construction Science Expo
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We get details on a new financial literacy initiative designed to help Detroit residents, students and entrepreneurs better manage their money. Episode 4530.
Read More5/28/17: Detroit Small Business Investment / Cinetopia Film Festival
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JPMorgan Chase invests more than $2.5 million in the development of small businesses in Detroit. Episode 4532.
Read More5/29/16: Ed Welburn / Michigan Veterans Foundation
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We talk with one of the highest ranking African-Americans in the auto industry. Plus, the Michigan Veterans Foundation breaks ground on new facility. Ep 4434.
Read More5/6/18: Flint Water Crisis / National Small Business Week
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver sits down with Stephen to talk about her city's ongoing water crisis, four years after the city's water source was switched to the Flint River, resulting in lead-tainted drinking water. Episode 4624.
Read More2/11/18: Wayne County Executive Warren Evans / Pioneering Black Women in Advertising
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Stephen talks with Wayne County Executive Warren Evans about his family's deep roots in Detroit's Black history. Plus, details on a book about the trailblazing African-American women in the advertising business. Episode 4613.
Read More1/28/18: Detroit Homeless Continuum of Care / Equitable Development Initiative
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Detroit non-profit organizations that assist the homeless launch a new approach at getting people off the streets and into shelters and housing. Episode 4612.
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