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Hosted by Stephen Henderson, Created Equal is about the promise of opportunity and the challenge of inequality from the city that built America — Detroit.
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Team:
Host: Stephen Henderson
Executive Producer: Adam Fox
Producers: David Leins, Cary Junior II
Audio Engineer: Conor Anderson
Senior Editor and Musical Composer: Sam Beaubien
Digital Distribution: David Leins
Digital Editor: Jenny Sherman
A production of WDET Detroit 101.9 FM
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Created Equal: How police misconduct is protected through ‘qualified immunity’
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Created Equal: What the US can learn from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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Created Equal: Investigative report sheds light on Chicago missing person cases
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Created Equal: Reacting to the Biden, Trump presidential debate
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Created Equal: A look at Republican efforts to court Black and Latinx voters
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Created Equal: ReThink I-375 coalition releases list of ‘action items’ for MDOT
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Created Equal: Uncovering the truth behind the phrase ‘40 acres and a mule’
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