A special Election 2020 report looks at the changing -- and diverse -- make up of voters in Wayne County and the impact they may have on the presidential election.
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Examines the performer’s vast career and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America.
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PFAS News Roundup: Plasma-blasting PFAS, Wisconsin utilities decline to test, $1M Democrat ad buy
by Ric Mixter on February 27, 2020 at 6:31 pm
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.
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2/27/20: One Detroit – Election 2020 Wayne County / Popular Vote vs. Electoral College / Best Restaurants / Mozart of the Banjo
by Michael Sellers on February 27, 2020 at 2:35 pm
A special Election 2020 report looks at the changing -- and diverse -- make up of voters in Wayne County and the impact they may have on the presidential election. Read Now at One Detroit.
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3/1/20: American Black Journal – CCH Pounder / Heart Disease in African-American women
by Michael Sellers on February 27, 2020 at 2:34 pm
Veteran actress CCH Pounder sits down with reporter Will Glover to talk about her private art collection titled "Queen," which is on display at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Read Now at One Detroit.
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