Festival celebrates Metro Detroit’s Chinese community
On a recent Saturday, a group of teenagers strike gongs and big bass drums while lions dance. They’re not real...
Bridge Detroit: Why a part of Rouge Park was recently set on fire
A grassy field in Rouge Park – Detroit’s largest park – was recently on fire. But it wasn’t an accident,...
Bangladeshi American Tania Begum shares journey of becoming a community pharmacist
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Michigan is home to the third-largest community of Bangladeshi Americans. Bangladesh...
Essential Cooking: Third culture is a creative superpower for Jon Kung
Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — TuneIn — NPR Chef Jon Kung has found their niche on TikTok...
Detroit’s The Children’s Center provides “one-stop-shop” resources for foster care
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. Officials say there are nearly 14,000 kids waiting to be placed into foster...
Who created Detroit techno? New documentary shines light on pioneering musicians
A documentary that shines a light on the visionaries behind Detroit Techno is getting a premiere at the Tribeca Festival...
Upcoming documentary follows the fight against chronic diseases in Detroit
“Alive in Detroit,” directed by filmmaker Shiraz Ahmed, is an upcoming feature-length documentary about the fight against chronic diseases such...
Monica Blaire stops apologizing, starts producing on new album “How To Dress Well in the Dark”
Monica Blaire has been a staple in Detroit’s music scene for over two decades. Even after all that time,...
Journalist Maria Hinojosa talks “Suave” podcast — juvenile life without parole sentencing
Although banned in some states, life in prison without the possibility for parole is still allowed in much of the...
Durga Temple is raising money to expand the oldest Bengali Hindu temple in Metro Detroit
Ponkoj Das is the new president of the executive committee of Durga Temple, the oldest Bengali Hindu temple in Metro...
Detroit artist explores how poetry and cooking can help us manage grief during difficult moments
Look around, and consider the last decade and a half of American life. People have borne witness to multiple recessions,...
Highland Park launches oral history project
The Highland Park Historic District Commission has begun an effort to collect oral histories from residents. A group of facilitators...