Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist is the chair of the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, who is released a report today with 14 recommendations to curb disparate health outcomes on racialized communities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that has laid bare the systemic inequities that has existed in the state fo Michigan. Gilchrist is the first Black Lieutenant Governor in the state's history. 

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40 year Wright Museum veteran Kevin Davidson joined Donna and Orlando to talk about the legacy of Dr. Wright (Detroit's Baby Deliverer, Lover of Art & History), his relationship with him and the ever expanding Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Kevin who happens to be Donna's hubby who also serves as the Director of Fabrication and Design at The Wright was recently featured on Detroit Public Television's American Black Journal where Orlando interviewed him. You can see the interview here.

Plan your visit to the Wright Museum today! 

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Black History Month continues as Donna and Orlando honor three women who have dedicated their lives in service to their neighbors and the Eastside. 

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Happy Black History Month! We kick off Black History Month with a conversation with Dwan Dandridge of Black Leaders Detroit about their new zero interest loan product for Black businesses in Detroit and their grant-a-day program to local Detroit-based nonprofits all February long. 

Visit www.blackleadersdetroit.org to learn more! 

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In a new monthly series sponsored by the Skillman Foundation, Authentically Detroit is partnering with Eastside Community Network and the Vault Teen Center to bring you "Vaulted Youth Voices," where young people who are learning Detroit History, podcast producing, and the power of narrative will curate an episode of our podcast! The goal is to eventually have the young people create and sustain their own podcast on our new Detroit Eastside Engagement Podcast Network. 

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Kirk Mayes , CEO of Forgotten Harvest sits down for a one-on-one with Orlando to talk about what feeds his addictive love for Detroit, the missional purpose of Forgotten Harvest, the late Marlowe Stoudamire, and what he wants to do next!

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Regina Ann Campbell, president and CEO of BUILD Institute joins Donna and Orlando to talk about making Detroit the leader in "inclusive entrepreneurship." It was a phenomenal discussion.  

 

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Welcome back! This episode Donna and Orlando welcome back Yusef Bunchy Shakur along with Philadelphia city-builder, Michael O'Bryan to talk about the tendency to conflate trauma with culture as well as the romanticism we carry for experiences that are often times traumatizing to us. We also talked about reimagining public safety!

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Donna and Orlando welcomes back State Senator Adam Hollier, State Representative Tenisha Yancey and state Capitol reporter for Bridge Michigan, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán. 

In 2018, Michigan voters elected to transfer the power of drawing the state’s congressional and legislative districts from the political majority in the state legislature to an independent citizens redistricting commission. The measure was known as Prop 2. Since then, a bipartisan commission of 13 citizens were selected through an application process to become redistricting commissioners. 

On December 28th, the commission voted to adopt new state legislative and congressional maps for the state. Some say that Democrats now have a competitive advantage to knocking off the Republican majority. Critics in the community and the legislature say that the new maps marginalize the power of Black voters in Detroit.

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We close out 2021 in a space of grace and gratefulness with Detroit's Godmother, THEE GAIL PERRY-MASON! 

Happy Holidays, Everyone! 

See you in 2022.

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