Detroit Today: Longtime activist named city’s first director of urban agriculture
Last month, Detroit Major Mike Duggan named longtime urban farming activist Tepfirah Rushdan as the city’s first director of urban agriculture....
Detroit Today: Reckoning with the construction and rebuild of I-375
In the early 1960s, I-375 was created. That highway, and highways like it, allowed people to more quickly maneuver the...
Detroit Historical Society, Wright Museum seeking millage to continue operations
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Historical Society are taking steps to ask taxpayers...
Miguel Cabrera steps up to bat one last time
Every time Miguel Cabrera stepped up to bat, the crowd got loud. Miggy's own kids announced him for his first...
CultureShift Events Guide: Woodbridge Porch Concerts, Detroit Harvest Fest and more
This week, we’re celebrating some legendary music careers, from London rock to Detroit Techno, as well as some budding neighborhood...
Take a tour of Southwest Detroit for National Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) the City Institute is hosting guided tours in Southwest Detroit...
New survey aims to identify needs of Arab American business owners
Reda Taleb is the New Economy Initiative project manager with the Arab American Women's Business Council, an organization that empowers...
Introducing the CultureShift Events Guide
As we move into a new fiscal year at WDET, we’re also moving our events newsletter to a new home....
American Muslim Town Hall kicks off Michigan advisory council listening sessions
The Growing Michigan Together Council and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding hosted a private American Muslim Town Hall...
Mailchimp CEO named Outstanding Arab American Philanthropist of the Year
Rania Succar is the CEO of Intuit Mailchimp. She’s also the co-founder and board member of Jusoor, a global nonprofit...
Islamic advocacy group files lawsuit to end federal watchlist
A lawsuit was filed in federal court last Monday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on behalf of a...
Detroit Today: Should Michigan require paid family leave?
Last month, the Whitmer administration unveiled a list of policy priorities that included reaching an 100% clean energy standard and...