Martin Luther King statue, Juneteenth parade, Detroit ARPA funds, One Detroit Weekend
The Detroit Branch NAACP plans to unveil a life-size bronze statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Hart Plaza during its June Jubilee: A Celebration of Freedom events commemorating the Detroit Walk to Freedom 60th anniversary. Contributor Orlando Bailey of BridgeDetroit talked with sculptor Stan Watts, who created the statue of Dr. King, about the piece and how it found its home in Detroit.
Then, as Juneteenth holiday celebrations become more common across the nation, One Detroit Senior Producer Bill Kubota visits the Detroit Northwestern High School’s inaugural Juneteenth parade to see how they chose to celebrate the national holiday and to hear how others can learn more about the holiday’s history.
Plus, Detroit plans to spend all of its $827 million in pandemic relief funding by the end of 2025, a year earlier than the U.S. treasury deadline to spend the money. So where will it all be spent? One Detroit Producer Will Glover gets the details from BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett on how and when the money will be spent, as well as how it will impact Detroiters’ daily lives.
And, with summer officially here, contributors Cecelia Sharpe and Dave Wagner of 90.9 WRCJ have a list of exciting events for you to check out around Detroit this weekend on “One Detroit Weekend.”
Episode 755
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