Freep Film Festival Highlights Boblo Boats, Unsung Motown Musician With 2021 Schedule
Freep Film Festival The Freep Film Festival is now in its eighth year of highlighting Michigan-made documentaries as well as...
From Stevie Wonder’s Backup Singer to Solo Star, Maysa Makes Waves
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, jazz-soul singer/songwriter Maysa Leak was operatically trained and studied voice performance at Morgan State...
Culture D-Tour: Cass Tech Senior Quintin Love Jr. Goes to the “Xtreme” for Detroit Youth with Mentoring Program
Courtney Wise Randolph writes about Detroit’s movers and shakers for Detour Detroit. Once a month, she stops by CultureShift to chat with a...
Third Man Records New Releases Include Music From Paul Weller, Jesus and Mary Chain, Detroit Punk Legend John Brannon
Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...
UM Faculty Member Shares Previously Unreleased 9/11 Photos 20 Years Later
It’s been 20 years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001....
Xiao Dong Wei’s Livonia Home Is a Celebration of Music and Chinese Culture
The Artist Next Door illuminates and celebrates Detroit area artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds and disciplines to enhance awareness...
Detroit Lions Hit the Reset Button in 2021 With New Coach, GM and Quarterback
The Detroit Lions are rebuilding. Again. After a 5-11 season in 2020, the team hired new leadership on and off...
The Satanic Temple “Willing to Fight” for Abortion Access After Texas Law Takes Effect
Texas lawmakers did what reproductive rights advocates have long feared -- passed a severely restrictive anti-abortion law, which went into...
Art in the Elements Brings Floral Installations to Meadow Brook Hall’s Scenic Grounds
Katie Alexis Photography An outdoor event celebrating the art of floral design is taking over the paths around Meadow Brook...
Kindred The Family Soul Brings Family Values to R&B
In the early 1990s, Aja Graydon and Fatin Dantzler were both were paying their dues in the music industry --...
Allison Scout Waite Helps Others Find Vulnerability and Identity in Her Self-Portraits
The Artist Next Door illuminates and celebrates Detroit area artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds and disciplines to enhance awareness...
New Book “Let Them Lead” Explores Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team
How did a former high school hockey player, who never scored a goal, end up coaching that same team and...