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Throwback: Techno Queenz by Shanna Collins

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It’s Throwback Thursday! More importantly, it’s Juneteenth; a day in which we celebrate the end of Slavery in the United States. Black Americans have provided countless quintessential pieces of our country’s history, culture, and identity– often overlooked by mainstream ideals held by many of us. One of these pillars in modern culture was the birth of Techno in Detroit’s Black Nightclubs in the 1980’s.

Much like Motown, Detroit’s Black musicians coined elements of a genre that would change the trajectory of music forever. Learn more about this slice of Michigan’s extensive music history in Shanna’s 2023 Documentary “Techno Queenz”

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