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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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