How has the history of Detroit's Black Greek letter organizations — fraternities and sororities — helped to produce a safe, welcoming community for African Americans in Detroit, one of America's largest majority-Black cities? In conjunction with acclaimed documentarian Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s new PBS documentary, "Making Black America: Through the Grapevine," Detroit Public Television and WDET-FM teamed up to host its "Making Black Detroit" town hall with local chapters of The Divine Nine.
"American Black Journal" premieres a portion of the in-person town hall with moderator Mark S. Lee, president and CEO of The Lee Group, and The Divine Nine fraternities and sororities. They talk about the history, contributions and future of Black Greek letter organizations from a local perspective.
Episode 5040/Segment 2
