We continue our celebration of Detroit’s black history when Lucile A. Watts, first African-American female judge on the Wayne County Circuit Court, joins us for a conversation about her history-making election to the Court.

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Kim Trent takes a look back at important moments in Detroit’s black history, featuring Dizzy Gillespie and The Paradise Theatre, Sidney Barthwell, and Marie Farrell Donaldson.

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Plus, Detroit is home to the largest museum dedicated to the African-American experience.  Museum Vice Presidents LaNesha DeBardelaben and Paul A. Rogers, plus singer Thornetta Davis join us to share what the museum is doing for Black History Month and for its 50^th anniversary this year. 

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Charles H. Wright Museum

Thornetta Davis-Anderson