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BLAC Photo Story: 313 Day
March 17, 2021 · Updated March 17, 2021·By Photos by Sydney Kispert-Bostick
To celebrate 313 Day, we swung by a few classic Detroit spots, from the city’s oldest jazz club to a royal riverboat.
March 17, 2021 · Updated March 17, 2021

Tommy Williams 



Geffrey Harris 

Brittany Adams, Michelle Jordan 


Demita Pasley, James Curry 
Chantel Mosley 
Denise Dotson aka “Diva D Art” 
Eric’s I’ve Been Framed 

Kendale Jones, Eric B. Vaughn 

Marcus Rodney, Stacey Rodney 


Gerard Gibbs, Ralphe Armstrong 
Rosemarie Wilson aka “One Single Rose”, Lorenzo Garrett 
Tamara Thompson, Art Green 


Shaysha Hooper, Marshal Hooper, Lorenzo Hooper, Laron Hooper
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