Smokey Robinson: Legendary Singer, Songwriter and Motown Executive
When we speak of Motown royalty, one of the first artists who comes to mind if Detroit's own Smokey Robinson....
When we speak of Motown royalty, one of the first artists who comes to mind if Detroit's own Smokey Robinson....
Over the last few years, interest in murders and assaults from the past is increasing with as true crime shows...
A trip to the Motown Museum will be different these days. After a four-month shutdown due to COVID-19, the historic...
The free neighborhood festival Dally in the Alley started as a protest party 44 years ago. Wayne State University wanted...
WDET’s Book Club is back for a third year, and this summer’s selection is Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” a formative...
We’re facing an unprecedented time for many business sectors, but especially the food industry. Many restaurants were forced to close...
Jazz icon Herbie Hancock began his extraordinary journey on April 12, 1940, in Chicago, Ill. "First of all, I define...
On June 28th, 1990, only months after being released from spending nearly three decades in prison, Nelson Mandela arrived in Detroit...
WDET's Book Club is back for a third year, and this summer's selection is Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," a formative work of...
101.9 WDET presents "COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience." Through WDET's StoryMakers and in partnership with Documenting Detroit, we've commissioned five documentary...
Motown's political legacy is often connected to the 1971 release of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?” But the label’s past with politics...
With people forced to stay at home and cook more than ever before, this is the right time to discover exciting...