Explore the Dexterous Lyricism of Bahamadia
Antonia Reed, widely known as Bahamadia, began her music career DJing in the mid-1980s at house parties in Philadelphia. Her skills...
“Jazz From Detroit” Author Mark Stryker Celebrates Jazz This Weekend at the DSO
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is throwing a virtual jazz marathon this weekend. Courtesy of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Starting at...
Detroit Regional Chamber Shares Positive Economic Outlook, Despite Finding Inequities
The Detroit Regional Chamber says business in Michigan is better positioned to bounce back from COVID-19 than it was from the Great...
What an 1870 Race Riot Tells Us About White Supremacy in America Today
Black History Month may be drawing to an end, but The Atlantic's "Inheritance” project is just getting started. The multi-part initiative explores the legacy...
Celebrating Janet Jackson’s Commercial Breakthrough Album “Control” 35 Years Later
In February of 1986, Janet Jackson released her third studio album, Control. This album signified a seismic shift for an...
Georgina Lawton’s Memoir ‘Raceless’ Examines How Racial Identity is Constructed
It was a DNA test that flipped Georgina Lawton's world upside down. A year after her father passed away from cancer,...
Dearborn’s Arab American Food Scene Adjusts to a COVID World
It’s been nearly one year since COVID-19 threw restaurants across Michigan into turmoil. In Dearborn, MI, the city’s thriving food scene...
Congressman Dan Kildee Talks PFAS Task Force, COVID Relief and Equality Act
This was a busy week in Washington. A COVID relief bill is still in the works, which the Senate parlimentarian decided yesterday would...
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm Confirmed as Energy Secretary
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has won Senate confirmation to be energy secretary. She'll be a key Cabinet member trying...
Poet and Attorney Reginald Dwayne Betts Talks About His Journey “From Jail to Yale”
From imprisonment to Yale Law School, criminal defendant to criminal defense attorney: That is the story of Reginald Dwayne Betts. At...
MSU Researchers Test Detroit Area Sewage for Coronavirus
Monitoring the spread of COVID-19 has been one of the biggest challenges facing public health officials during the pandemic. But...
“Detroit Stories” Brings Alice Cooper Back Home to the Motor City
When Alice Cooper talks about his new album “Detroit Stories,” out Friday, February 26, he swears that it’s not about...