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  • Latest episode: “Arts Are Essential, John Sloan III on Performance, Black Detroit, and the Power of Cultural Leadership”
  • Latest episode: “Sports is a Vehicle, Leland Stein III on Detroit, Journalism, and Building Black Community”
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Greg McKenzie celebrates Kwanzaa by living and honoring the Nguzo Saba daily. 2022 tasked Greg with the mission of building the World’s Largest Kwanzaa Kinara for Detroit. In this interview, he shares the project management of what it took and how he made it happen. I also provide more context to Kwanzaa and its role in the Black community. Detroit’s annual celebration will be honored at King Solomon Baptist Church this year. Learn about the steel, wood, engineering, and work needed to make this idea come to life.

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