On the next American Black Journal

Community input is being sought on the placement and content for a Michigan Historical Marker in Detroit’s former Black Bottom neighborhood.  The area was home to several African-American businesses, social institutions and nightclubs until it was demolished to make way for the Chrysler Freeway and Lafayette Park in the early 1960s.  Plus, a Detroit-based filmmaker‘s short film about bullying, titled “Junior,” has gone viral and earned an award for its young lead actor from Detroit.

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Don’t miss American Black Journal on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and again on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on Detroit PBS, WTVS-Channel 56.

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