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Black Tech Saturdays is an organization with a mission to create space for Black tech founders to connect and collaborate. 

It’s grown tremendously since its founding. The workshops, trainings and networking events have provided valuable resources to its members, especially in an industry where Black people’s contributions have not always been visible. 

Today, a conversation about leveraging tech talent in Detroit and beyond. 

GUESTS: 

• Johnnie Turnage, co-founder of Black Tech Saturdays 

• Darrell Marshall, founder of Total Analysis Solutions–a biotech startup based out of Ann Arbor 

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A new exhibition at the Ukrainian American Archives and Museum in Hamtramck documents a recent phenomenon across the Ukrainian diaspora: tattooing. 

“Since the beginning of the war in 2022, there's been a significant uptick in the use of various Ukrainian symbols, whether they be folk symbols, or national symbols to represent the nation,” Olga Liskiwskyi, executive director of the museum, said. 

Stateside paid a visit to the museum for a tour of the gallery.

GUEST ON TODAY’S SHOW:

• Olga Liskiwskyi, Executive Director of the Ukrainian American Archives and Museum
• Sofia Kuczer, submitted to "Ink as Identity" gallery
• Roman Wonsul, submitted to "Ink as Identity" gallery
• Veronica Rogalla, submitted to "Ink as Identity" gallery

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In February's Democratic presidential primary, Michigan state representative Abraham Aiyash was one of thousands of people to vote "Uncommitted" in protest of the Biden administration's foreign policy towards Israel and the war in Gaza. Today, he joined Stateside to talk about what it would take for Kamala Harris to earn "uncommitted" voters' support.

The verdict is still out, Aiyash said, on how Harris' foreign policy proposals may differ from that of the Biden administration.

GUEST ON TODAY’S SHOW:

• State Representative Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck), 9th House District and Michigan House Majority Floor Leader

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On today's episode we explore details of the historic exchange that allowed the U.S. to welcome home Michigander Paul Whelan from a Russian prison.

Whelan, a security contractor and former U.S. marine was imprisoned in Russia for six years. He was convicted of spying, but maintains he got caught up in a Russian sting.

Our guest, Tom Nichols recently published an essay in The Atlantic detailing the benefits for Russia of systematically detaining Americans and Europeans, and how President Putin has manipulated prisoner negotiations to his own benefit.

GUEST: 

Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic, author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter, and professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College

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When Melissa Isaac began campaigning for re-election to the board of Mt. Pleasant Public Schools, it wasn't long before she noticed something was odd. Voters on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Indian Reservation had ballots that did not list their school district. Instead, their ballots listed Shepherd Public Schools.

Isaac called the township clerk's office to ask about the discrepancy, and after several conversations, was told that a correction would be made right away.

Read Neely Bardwell's reporting on this story at NativeNewsOnline.net.

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GUESTS ON TODAY'S SHOW:

• Melissa Isaac, head of the Indigenous Education Initiative for the Michigan Department of Education; treasurer of the Mt. Pleasant Public School Board

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The It's Just Politics team of Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta returns with a panel discussion about this wild presidential election cycle, and a peep into the Democratic and Republican primary elections this week for U.S. Senate.

GUEST:

Zoe Clark, co-host of It's Just Politics, Michigan Public

Rick Pluta, co-host of It's Just Politics, Michigan Public Radio Network

Adrian Hemmond, Democratic strategist, Grassroots Midwest

John Sellek, Republican strategist, Harbor Strategic

 

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One of the Detroit's Olympic bids unfolded right in 1963 - right alongside the Civil Rights Movement.  While one group saw an opportunity to brandish the city's glory, another feared an oversight of racial oppression and unrest. Detroit's Olympic Uprising, a new documentary from Detroit filmmaker Aaron Schillinger,  documents what happened when the two groups collided. 

Detroit's Olympic Uprising will air on FOX 2 News on Saturday, August 3, at 2 p.m. Hear April Baer's conversation with Schillinger and two University of Michigan professors who offered their expertise for the film on the Stateside Podcast.

GUESTS ON THIS EPISODE:

• Aaron Schillinger, Detroit filmmaker

• Stefan Szymanski, Professor of Sport Management at the University of Michigan

• Silke-Maria Weineck, Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan

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Hannah Roberts, at 22 years old, is appearing in her second Olympics for BMX Freestyle. It's also just the second time the sport has appeared at the Summer Olympics. In Tokyo, Hannah won silver. But she's the heavy in the field of riders, and gunning for gold. We spoke with the Buchanan native about the sport and her home town.

GUEST:

Hannah Roberts, Olympian, BMX Freestyle 

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The Wall Street Journal set out to rank all of the U.S. National Parks, using as part of its formula the density of crowds... which can make a natural space feel unnatural. With Isle Royale set in the middle of one the inland sea of Lake Superior, it's no wonder that it ranked high with WSJ for it's remoteness and natural serenity.

GUEST:

Emily Pennington, author, journalist, National Parks enthusiast 

 

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For decades, Detroit has been a hub for music of all genres and has been recognized and appreciated around the world. From jazz to Motown to techno and hip hop, Detroit musicians are continuously at the forefront of their genres. So, should the city have its own designated music district?  Much like those in New Orleans, Austin or Memphis? Keith Owens says, yes. He's a contributing columnist for the Detroit Free Press, and a musician. He recently wrote a piece on this topic and has been thinking a lot about what it could mean for Detroit to have a central district for live music.

GUEST: 

• Keith Owens, local writer, and co-founder of Detroit Stories Quarterly and the We are Speaking substack newsletter and podcast

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