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A "SWEET" Spot in History w/ Kalisha Davis & Andrew Colom Feb 11, 2020

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Donna we missed you! This episode Orlando sat down with Kalisha Davis of the Detroit Historical Society and Andrew Colum, filmmaker and principal at Century Partners to talk about how they are collaborating to honor the legacy of Dr. Ossian Sweet this Black History Month!

Two on One with Detroit's Chief Storyteller Eric Thomas Feb 04, 2020

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The City of Detroit has a new Chief Storyteller and his name is Eric Thomas!. We spent this episode speaking with our friend Eric talking about his tumultuous journey to finally obtaining his dream job!

Black All Over The World: A Candid Conversation About Transatlantic Exchange! [LIVE EPISODE!] Jan 28, 2020

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Authentically Detroit is live at Co.Act Detroit in partnership with Urban Consulate to talk about Orlando's globetrotting experience traveling across the world to Europe as a Marshall Memorial Fellow (MMF) with the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He is joined by Yodit Mesfin Johnson, CEO of Nonprofit Enterprise at Work who was also apart of the Detroit Delegation last Fall. Yodit and Orlando share their experiences being recent Fellows with veteran MMF alums Marlowe Stoudamire, Founder of Roster Detroit and Kirk Mayes, CEO of Forgotten Harvest! This conversation is one for the books!

This One Is For Kobe! Jan 28, 2020

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This episode we sat down with Gary Anderson, Founder of Plowshares Theatre who just celebrated their 30th organizational anniversary last year and is the only professional African American Theatre company in Michigan. Michael Rafferty, CEO of New Detroit Inc. and Lauren Hood who is the new Program Director also joined us!

Happy MLK Day! Unconstitutional Property Tax Foreclosures In Detroit with Christine MacDonald: Part Two Jan 21, 2020

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This is part two of the special episodes dedicated to the property tax foreclosure crisis in Detroit. This episode we sit down with Christine MacDonald of The Detroit News. Christine co-authored a compelling article entitled " Detroit homeowners overtaxed $600 million" and the report "Pay owners who lost homes to "illegal" Detroit foreclosures."

Unconstitutional Property Tax Foreclosures In Detroit with Bernadette Atuahene: Part One Jan 21, 2020

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This is part one of two special episodes dedicated to the property tax foreclosure crisis in Detroit. This episode we sit down with the amazing Bernadette Atuahene from the Coalition To End Unconstitutional and Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law. She shares her research in Detroit and how she used that research as an impetus to do real intervention work in Detroit and the state of Michigan.

Our Black Stories Told By Our Black Journalists in Our Black City with Candice Fortman, Kat Stafford & Branden Hunter. Happy New Year! Jan 07, 2020

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This episode Donna and Orlando sat down with Candice Fortman of Outlier Media, Kat Stafford and Branden Hunter of the Detroit Free Press to talk shop!
Happy Birthday to Candice!

Detroit Talent & Collective Economics with Marlowe Stoudamire & Dwan Dandridge. Happy Holidays! Dec 25, 2019

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We sat down with Marlowe Stoudamire to talk the newly formed Roster Detroit! Dwan Dandridge also joined us to talk about the Black Leaders Detroit Fund!

How We See Us, In the News and In the Community Dec 09, 2019

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A Detroit newsroom just got Blacker. Two Detroiters just released a sneaker with Puma. Wayne State Board of Governors gotta get it together. Donna and Orlando are slap happy. Just enjoy the ride.

The Blight Fight: Everybody Has A Lane Nov 26, 2019

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This episode, Donna & Orlando sat down with State Senator Stephanie Chang and Detroit Free Press Investigative Reporter Kat Stafford to unpack the latest in the Blight Bond saga and what should happen next!

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