Authentically Detroit
Authentically Detroit is the leading podcast in the city for candid conversations, exchanging progressive ideas, and centering resident perspectives on current events.
Hosted by Donna Givens Davidson and Orlando P. Bailey.
Produced by Sarah Johnson and Engineered by Griffin Hutchings.
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Authentically Detroit
Judging the Judge and Weighing Reparations with Amber Hendley
This week Donna and Orlando sat down with Researcher and Policy Advocate, Amber Hendley to discuss her fight to reclaim her grandfather’s church!
Amber is an accomplished researcher and policy advocate, known for her work in fair lending, wealth creation, and financial systems reform, particularly focusing on Black outcomes.
During her childhood, Amber and her mother resided in Detroit alongside her grandfather, Gary M. Douglas, Jr., the inaugural and only Black pastor in the history of the Abyssinia Interdenominational Church, where they actively participated in the life of the church.
For the past four years, she’s been actively engaged in Detroit with the intention to reconnect with former church members and have meetings with local developers, leaders, lenders, and city officials to gain insight into the needs of the area from the perspective of its native residents.
To learn more about Abyssinia Interdenominational Church, click here!
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