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Orlando Bailey

Orlando Bailey, a lifelong Detroiter, is co-host and producer of the podcast, Authentically Detroit. He’s also Engagement Director for BridgeDetroit.

Articles

Charity Dean with member Trecia Johnson posing for photo

Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance changes name, goes statewide

March 13, 2024 Orlando Bailey in

Business Watch

A $500,000 appropriation from last year’s state budget will take Detroit-based organization to Lansing and Flint.

Authentically Detroit podcast celebrates one-year milestone (BridgeDetroit podcast)

May 14, 2020 Orlando Bailey, Donna L. Givens in

Urban Affairs

Authentically Detroit celebrates a year of being on the airwaves by asking Kat Stafford and Candice Fortman what it means to be an authentic Detroiter.

Shakur Senghor and Burton-Harris want to change the narrative around prisons to acknowledge the humanity of inmates (BridgeDetroit podcast)

May 5, 2020 Orlando Bailey, Donna L. Givens in

Urban Affairs

In this episode, hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens explore the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan prisons.