Detroit Expands Juneteenth Celebrations, Quicken Loans Makes it a Paid Holiday
City of Detroit In the midst of weeks of civil rights marches across the nation and calls to defund the...
How To Talk About Race, Using This Online Tool
Race and social injustices can easily be added to a list of topics that are often uncomfortable and sensitive to...
Add These Summer Cult Classics to Your Movie Night Watchlist
Although summer is here, the season may not be quite the same for Metro Detroiters as we continue social distancing to battle...
COVID Diaries: It Is Alright to Not Be Okay
101.9 WDET presents "COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience." Through WDET's StoryMakers and in partnership with Documenting Detroit, we've commissioned five documentary...
Census Advocates Get Creative In Getting Detroit Counted
Less than 50 percent of Detroit’s residents have responded to the Census. That means the city is at risk of...
How TV Shows Like ‘Cops’ Normalized Police Brutality
After more than 30 years, the long running television show ‘Cops’ has been cancelled. "We start to believe that things...
Angry? Venting is Not the Answer, Says Aggression Expert
When we think about social and civic movements throughout history, anger is at the root cause of action. "One thing about...
Remembering Corey Hall, Detroit Film Critic and Personality, Dead at 43
Corey Hall, the witty yet thoughtful film critic for the Metro Times, died over the weekend at the age of...
Camera Jesus, Detroit Photography Staple, Puts Pieces of City Together
With his long hair and beard, Detroit photographer Joe Gall began shooting musicians and bands while in the "pit" at the...
Museums Preserve History, But During “Black Lives Matter” Protests Can Help Healing Today
Amid a global health pandemic, protests are taking place in Detroit and across the globe to combat racial injustice and...
Curating a Pandemic: The Henry Ford Wants Your Coronavirus Artifacts In Their Museum
Museums around the country are starting to think about how they’ll present the global pandemic of COVID-19 to future generations. ...
Botanical Artist Creates Large Installations to Support Michigan’s Flower Growers
Many businesses have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 including Michigan's Flower Growers, a group of farmers who make the majority...