Harvey Ovshinsky Dives Into Detroit’s Underground and Alternative Media Scene in His New Book “Scratching the Surface”

Harvey Ovshinsky is a veteran educator and a multimedia journalist whose lifelong passion for telling Detroit stories was once described by...

Detroit Documentary Photographer Shares the Narrative that Fuels Her Art

Courtney Wise Randolph writes about Detroit's movers and shakers for Detour Detroit. Once a month, she stops by CultureShift to...

Now Showing at the Detroit Film Theatre: “Stray” and “The Inheritance”

CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM gives you a front row seat to the latest films playing at the Detroit Film Theatre (DFT). Jake...

Irish Immigrants Found Land, Opportunity and a Mini “Emerald Isle” in Michigan

Frank Murphy might be Michigan's best-known Irish American. He was the 55th mayor of Detroit and the state's 35th governor. President...

Biology Major Turned Singer/Songwriter, Detroiter Madelyn Grant Releases Her EP “Purpose”

Like so many musicians who were born and raised in Detroit, it was the Motown sound that inspired Madelyn Grant...

Looking Back at 60 Years of Iconic Albums Released During the Month of March

The month of March is known for many of music’s best releases from the past 50 years. R.E.M. It was...

Clark Orwick, Who Performed As Ded Bob at Michigan Renaissance Festival, Has Passed Away

The performer best known as Ded Bob, who performed for decades at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, has passed away. Paul...

Meet Effa Manley, the First and Only Woman Inducted Into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

The existence of the Negro Leagues not only created space for Black players to rise in the game of baseball....

Detroit’s ‘Voice of Jazz’ Honored

This story was originally published in Parsons Sun. Ed Love’s career as a broadcaster has been a longtime love affair....

Production Library Music: The Story Behind the Sounds of TV, Film and Radio

Production music, also known as stock or library music, is music made available for television, film, radio and advertising. It's libraries...

“In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience” Unfolds Helen Knott’s Route to Recovery and Healing

Tenille Campbell Within the opening pages of "In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience," Helen Knott, an Indigenous poet and...

Created Equal: Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa On Her Memoir, “Once I Was You”

Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...