Community Development
Neighborhood revitalization, place-based investment, and the work happening along the Dexter Avenue corridor.
Live Every Wednesday · 7–8 PM ET
Empowerment Hour Podcast
Weekly conversations with community leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers — hosted by the Detroit Gye Nyame Graduate Chapter.
What We Talk About
Conversations that build community
From financial literacy and business development to leadership and social justice, Empowerment Hour brings you voices working to strengthen Detroit and beyond.
Financial Literacy
Building wealth, managing money, and creating economic opportunity in our communities.
Leadership
Developing the next generation of leaders through mentorship, education, and example.
Social Justice
Conversations on equity, civic engagement, and community empowerment.
Latest episode · July 29, 2026
Episode 0: Building the Platform
Community voice. Chapter legacy. A neighborhood-scale vision for Dexter Avenue. Craig “Bossman” Muhammad, Terence “T” Willis, Rich “PsyOp” Vincent, and Ed “Bosshog” Withers open the microphone and establish what the DGC Empowerment Hour is here to do.
Listen with a full interactive waveform, chapter markers, comprehensive show notes, and the presentation images discussed during the episode.
Special series · New
Detroit’s Baba Charles
An oral-history special series preserving the stories, lessons, and community legacy of journalist, educator, organizer, and Hush House co-founder Charles “Baba Charles” Simmons.
Episode 0: What an Elder Changes begins with the meaning of “Baba,” the grandparents who raised Simmons, and the intervention that changed the path of his education.
How to Tune In
Catch the show live
Empowerment Hour is taped live every Wednesday from 7 to 8 PM ET. See the events calendar for the live taping schedule.
New episodes and complete show notes are published here in the episode archive. Start with Episode 0: Building the Platform, and email the chapter if you would like release updates.
Join the Conversation
Suggest a guest or topic
Know a community leader, entrepreneur, or changemaker we should talk to? Have a topic you want covered? We build the show around the community it serves.