The Metro: Black velvet paintings take center stage in Michigan History Museum exhibition
Latinos in this country continue to fight for the right to exist. Through battles unknown and battles seen in full...
Detroit Evening Report: Dangerous cold to hit Detroit
Detroiters are bracing for another round of dangerously cold weather. Temperatures late this week are forecast to drop below zero with...
The Metro: The cost of fewer visas and voices on campus
Every fall, college campuses come alive with small rituals: new students finding their way, roommates negotiating shared space, classrooms filling...
In The Groove: The chefs from Vinyl Tasting preview their Angie Stone & D’Angelo Valentine’s Day dinner
New music from Amber Mark and Mark Farina, plus a bunch of your HEATERS ONLY selections of songs that are...
The Metro: Andre Barker paints Black life as resistance in ‘Rest Is’ exhibit
Artist Andre Barker is a Detroit born and bred painter. Since graduating from Wayne State University and Columbia College Chicago,...
The Metro: Why lawmakers are banning cell phones in Michigan schools
In the Republican-controlled House, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill banning cell phones in charter and public schools with strong bipartisan...
Detroit Evening Report: Native tribes in Michigan condemn ICE, warn members to carry ID
As tensions around ICE rise across the country, multiple Native American tribes in Michigan are asking their members to always...
The Metro: From Minneapolis to Detroit, civil disobedience and the economics of justice
There are weeks when the news feels like weather; something that happens over there, something you brace for and then...
The Metro: Home care workers unionize amidst larger movement for worker’s rights
Home healthcare workers in Michigan have unionized after a campaign formed in 2024 for protections and better working conditions. In...
In The Groove: Stevie Wonder, Prince, D’Angelo, Brittany Howard and beyond
A strong mix of soul, blues, and left-of-center grooves this week, with selections from John Lee Hooker, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, and D’Angelo alongside newer...
The Metro: Dr. Keisha Blain highlights the Black women of civil rights and human rights movements
Women have been at the forefront of civil rights and human rights movements throughout history. Yet, their stories are left...
Visions: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
This episode of Visions celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a collection of liberation music: sounds of grief, struggle, freedom,...