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Stateside: Afrofuturism; MI Catholics call for accountability; children’s mental health lawsuit
Today on Stateside , we hear from two Catholics who have been pushing for changes in their dioceses in response to the allegations of sexual abuse by priests. Plus, Afrofuturism was spotlighted for an international audience in last year’s wildly successful film Black Panther . But the philosophy and art of Afrofuturism have had a home in Detroit for decades.