Authentically Detroit

Donna & Sam

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 Sam Robinson. Produced by Sarah Johnson and Engineered by Griffin Hutchings. Check us out on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @AuthenticallyDetroit!

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Authentically Detroit

Episodes (309)

Tuesday Building BLAC Power in Detroit with Dexter Sullivan
Wed Feb 18th Detroit’s Black Bottom: Remembered and Reclaimed with Marcia Black and Lex Draper Garcia Bey
Tue Feb 17th Behind The Mountaintop: Humanity, History, and Detroit with Stephanie Wright Griggs and Brian Sullivan Taylor

Authentically Detroit

Feb 24, 2026
1¼ hours
50 MB

On this episode, Donna and Sam sat down with Dexter Sullivan, founder of the Black Legacy Advancement Coalition (BLAC) to discuss how they’re building Black power and continuing Detroit’s legacy as a Black city. The roots of BLAC began to take form in the heart of its founder, Dexter Sullivan, in the early 2000s. Then, in 2020, the world stopped as black residents were impacted at a disproportionate rate. Under the conditions of lockdown, we could no longer numb ourselves with the routine obligations of life and career. Instead, we were forced to reckon with the physi...

Authentically Detroit

Building BLAC Power in Detroit with Dexter Sullivan

Donna & Sam

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