Vendors Take Full Advantage of Aretha’s Passing
The city of Detroit continues to celebrate the life and the music of the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. Today,...
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha: “I Grew Up Knowing Exactly What Injustice Could Be”
Jake Neher/WDET The faces of the Flint Water Crisis are, of course, the people who were exposed to lead tainted...
“The Queen of Soul Stays Here” – How New Bethel Baptist Church Raised Aretha Franklin
“Just like Graceland has the King of Rock, Elvis Pressley, the Queen of Soul stays here. No one gets that.”...
Author Richard Rothstein Talks About ‘Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America’
Jake Neher/WDET In his latest book, "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America", Richard Rothstein lays bare...
Come Sail Away: Norma G’s Brings Trinidadian Cuisine to Detroit’s Eastside
Norma G's Facebook page Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Has the Detroit restaurant...
“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...
Detroit Teen Writers to Share Work This Weekend
The Tuxedo Project This summer, The Tuxedo Project and Downtown Boxing Gym collaborated on a summer youth program that paired...
Spiders, Spiders, Everywhere?
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Let’s talk about spiders. To some people they’re a bit frightening. Others find them fascinating. But they can...
Historian, Author Heather Ann Thompson on Prison Strikes
Michigan Legislature Prisoners incarcerated across 17 states have joined a strike that is expected to last into mid September,...
What Are Some Solutions to Tax Foreclosure Problem in Wayne County, SE Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET The Wayne County foreclosure auction is fast approaching, which means hundreds of homeowners could lose their houses in...
It’s Black Restaurant Week in Metro Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET The second annual Black Restaurant Week in Metro Detroit is underway. The week-long event seeks to begin a tradition...
Michigan’s Top Health Official Faces Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Linked to Flint Water Crisis
The head of Michigan’s Health Department will stand trial on two charges of involuntary manslaughter connected to the water crisis...