This week, Authentically Detroit is amplifying youth voices!

The Vaulted Youth Podcast Program provides youth the opportunity to develop and produce their very own podcasts! This week we introduce The Black Bubble, The Culture Channel, and Black N Smart - original podcasts created by our young people. 

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COULD $1,200 A MONTH IN DIRECT CASH HELP DETROITERS? THIS GROUP THINKS SO 

WHITMER SIGNS RIGHT-TO-WORK REPEAL, PREVAILING WAGE RESTORATION

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Spring has sprung this week on Authentically Detroit!

Orlando sat down with Dr. Eddie Connor, Spokesman for the American Cancer Society, Author, and recipient of The President Obama Lifetime Achievement Award. The two discussed Eddie’s journey as a cancer survivor and among many things, what it means to forgive.

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DUGGAN PUTS CRIME ON RESIDENTS - TO THE TUNE OF $700,000 

COOLEY HIGH SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT PLAN REJECTED BY DETROIT SCHOOL BOARD

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This week Authentically Detroit spent 313 Day discussing the housing crisis. 

Donna sat down with Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas, the stars of HGTV’s Bargain Block, plus Tansley Stearns, President & CEO of Community Financial Credit Union (CFCU). The group discussed Bargain Block & CFCU’s new partnership, which intends to make home buying more attainable for Detroiters!

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VACANT HOMES VS. HOMELESSNESS IN CITIES AROUND THE U.S. 

STATE OPENS VOUCHER WAITING LIST FOR 61 COUNTIES. WHAT TO KNOW.

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This week Authentically Detroit discusses the importance of on-the-ground philanthropy!

Donna and Orlando sat down with The Gilbert Family Foundation’s Director of Detroit Community Initiatives, Darnell Adams, to discuss how Black Detroiters are leading Dan Gilbert’s $500 million philanthropic pledge to the Detroit community. 

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MICHIGAN STOPPED OHIO TOXIC WASTE LAST WEEK, BUT WE IMPORT WASTE EVERY DAY 

DUGGAN'S $2.6B BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX CUTS

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This week Authentically Detroit hosted a special live episode with historian Jamon Jordan!

Jamon is the founder of The Black Scroll Network, History & Tours, LLC and currently serves as the official Historian for the City of Detroit. In honor of Black History Month, Jamon discusses Detroit’s history as a center for Black Power beginning during slavery. 

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ELECTION DENIER KRISTINA KARAMO TO LEAD MICHIGAN GOP, TOPPING TRUMP FAVORITE

JOBS AND PAY RISE, BUT BLACK AND HISPANIC DETROITERS ARE MISSING OUT.

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This week, Authentically Detroit sits down Jeremiah Steen! Jeremiah founded The Steen Foundation, sits on the Board of Trustee's for the Skillman Foundation and is the brain behind Critical Youth Theory. On top of that he is also a student at the University of Detroit Mercy. Learn more about Jeremiah's work here.

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Mayor Mike Duggan proposes $156M budget surplus spending to Detroit City Council

Detroit literacy and transportation get big support in Whitmer budget plan

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This week Authentically Detroit sat down with author Tinisha D. Brugnone.

She and Orlando discuss her book, Pimpette Chronicles: A Modern Black Woman’s Guide to Dating Safely and Navigating These Mean Streets. Tinisha shares her inspiration behind the book as well as some of her history as a filmmaker. 

You can find Tinisha’s novel out now, on Amazon. 

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MICHIGAN INFLATION RELIEF CHECKS: WHITMER SEEKS $180 PER TAXPAYER

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This week Authentically Detroit sat down with Charity Dean of the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance.

The episode begins with a somber discussion on the murder of Tyre Nichols and the state of policing in Black communities. Donna, Orlando and Charity also discuss the deliberate destruction of Black wealth in Detroit with the construction of I-375 and what constitutes reparations for those impacted. This episode also speaks on the special allowances corporations purchasing land in Detroit, like Hantz Group, receive in comparison to individual residents. 

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HANTZ TREE FARM FALLS SHORT ON SOLVING EAST SIDE BLIGHT

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This week Authentically Detroit welcomed our new cohort of Vaulted Youth Voices!

This podcasting program geared towards high school students in Detroit gives students the opportunity to develop and produce their own podcast! This week we had Nashae Johnson, Faith Smith, and Jason Dyer join us for a discussion on the importance of using your voice. This compelling conversation gave students the opportunity to express their experience using their voice and what interests them in creating a podcast of their own. 

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HIGHWAY TOLLS COULD RAISE $1 BILLION TO FIX MICHIGAN ROADS STUDY FINDS. IS IT TIME?

LEGAL SETTLEMENTS HIT 5-YEAR HIGH, WITH DDOT SUED THE MOST

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This week Authentically Detroit celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

The episode begins with a quote from Dr. King’s, Letter from Birmingham Jail and hits the ground running from there. Anika Goss of Detroit Future City and Dr. Andre Perry, author of Know Your Price and senior fellow at Brookings Institute, joined Donna and Orlando to discuss the importance of building economic power in Black communities without feeding into the ills of Capitalism. They also discuss the repaving of i-375 and more meaningful solutions to providing reparations. 

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HOW SHOULD I-375 PROJECT BENEFIT DESCENDANTS OF DISPLACED DETROITERS

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