Dr. Jason Resnikoff explains that the rise of automation in the mid-20th century workplace was heralded as a way to free workers from manual labor, but resulted instead in the intensification of human

Dr. Vincent Haddad explains that while Detroit has often served as the inspiration for crime-ridden settings in comics, DC Comics rose above those stereotypes with black superheroes Amazing-Man in the

Dr. Krysta Ryzewski explains how historical archaeology digs at famous Detroit locales including the Little Harry speakeasy, the Blue Bird Inn, and the Grande Ballroom have clarified how underrepr

Brandon Ward explains how Detroit residents, community organizations, and the labor movement, alarmed by the pollution remaining in Detroits deindustrialized era that mostly heavily impacted Black Am

Labor leader and social activist Milton Tambor discusses his lifes work in Detroit since the 1950s as a social worker; AFSCME local union president, staff representative and assistant education direc

Reuther Library SEIU archivist Sarah Lebovitz shares highlights from the unions first 100 years, and explains how its archives at the Reuther Library have supported labor organizing and centennial ce

Dr. Allyson Brantley explains how large and diverse groups joined together for a decades-long consumer boycott of the Coors Brewing Company to fight against its union busting, discriminatory hiring pr

Dr. Ryan Pettengill explains how communist activists in Detroit worked with labor activists during and after the Second World War to enhance the quality of life in the community by advocating for civi

Artist and author Justin Beal shares the career and legacy of influential yet often forgotten architect Minoru Yamasaki. Yamasaki’s human-centered architectural design was often overrun by economics,

Edward McClelland recounts the gripping details of the Flint sit-down strike, and considers what we can learn today from the strikers’ successful fight for shared prosperity in 1936-1937. McClelland i