Stephen Henderson is a native Detroiter who has more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer and editor, and a deep-rooted connection with the city that birthed him.

A winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Henderson has also won more than two dozen other national awards for writing and editing. He was honored in 2014 as Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and University of Detroit Jesuit High School.

Henderson is a founder of BridgeDetroit, a non-profit news organization that prioritizes issues that Detroiters themselves identify as critical. He is also the founder of The Tuxedo Project, a literary arts and community center located in Henderson’s childhood home.

He hosts the daily radio show “Created Equal” on WDET 101.9FM, Detroit’s public radio station, and is involved in two weekly shows on Detroit PBS. Henderson is the host of “American Black Journal” and regularly contributes to “One Detroit.”

Barclay has served as president and CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for six years, bringing more than three decades of professional experience and leadership in the management and development of art and cultural institutions to the role. 

Formerly, Barclay was executive director and CEO of the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. His experience also includes seven years of service as associate director of the Performing Arts Center for the University of Texas at Austin and service as founding president and CEO of Pittsburgh, PA's August Wilson Center. Additionally, he was instrumental in capital development planning for Los Angeles' Vision Theater, originally built by Howard Hughes. 

A native Detroiter, Batchelor is a lawyer, community activist, genealogist and life coach. In 1977, she became the first-known African American member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. As a genealogist, she co-founded the Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society, which researches and preserves African American family history. She majored in anthropology at Fisk University before transferring to Oakland University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. She earned a juris doctor from Wayne State University Law School.

In October 2021, Jordan was named the Detroit’s first official historian. Jordan has been serving residents and visitors for decades in his role as a public intellectual. In 2013, Jordan founded the Black Scroll Network, which gives walking history tours to people looking to learn more about the history of Detroit. He also teaches a course in the University of Michigan’s semester in Detroit program, called “From the Underground to Motown: A Course on Detroit’s History.”