Michigan Designates M-10 Section for Aretha Franklin
State officials designated a portion of the M-10 freeway in Detroit as the "Aretha L. Franklin Memorial Highway" this week. The legendary Queen...
Comedian Alex Bozinovic Comes Out Every Time He Steps On Stage
When comedian Alex Bozinovic steps on stage, he’s coming out over and over again. For the audience, it’s confessional and...
Penske Takes the Reins of ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’
Courtesy of LAT/Team Penske Roger Penske owns the record for the racing team with the most wins at Indy. Now...
NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans Talks Ebbs and Flows of Black Representation in Media
WDET’s Book Club is back for a third year, and this summer’s selection is Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” a formative work...
Journalist Emery King on Race, Trump and Network News
Journalist, news anchor, documentarian and producer Emery King, was born in Gary, Ind. before his career took him to Chicago and...
An Introductory Astrologist’s Guide to the Stars
For quite some time, astrology has carried a taboo mystique. Do we trust it? How accurate can starry predictions be? Is...
New Creem Documentary Tells Story Of Cass Corridor’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Bible
In Detroit’s Cass Corridor in 1969, a magazine was born that would rattle the foundations of music journalism at the...
Online Art Gives Audience A New Perspective
One of the engaging aspects of art is experiencing the work up-close and personal. There’s something special about seeing beyond...
Paywall Goes Up At Detroit Free Press, News
The major dailies in Detroit will start putting some of their content behind a digital paywall starting on Wednesday, August...
This Podcast (And Book) About Depression Will Make You Laugh
Author and public radio host John Moe has had many funny and revealing conversations about coping with mental illness on...
Survey Finds Black, White Metro Detroiters Feel Far Apart on Access to the Arts
A new report shows that white and Black metro Detroiters feel far apart when it comes to their ability to...
Orville Hubbard. Lewis Cass. What Happens When Michigan’s Problematic Past Catches Up?
America’s problematic past of racism, slavery and systemic oppression often finds itself fossilized in our street names, statues and buildings...