From Billie Holiday to “Over the Rainbow,” the Influence of Jewish Americans on Pop Culture
On March 23, the book “There Was A Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream” is getting a revised and...
Explore the Dexterous Lyricism of Bahamadia
Antonia Reed, widely known as Bahamadia, began her music career DJing in the mid-1980s at house parties in Philadelphia. Her skills...
“Jazz From Detroit” Author Mark Stryker Celebrates Jazz This Weekend at the DSO
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is throwing a virtual jazz marathon this weekend. Courtesy of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Starting at...
Celebrating Janet Jackson’s Commercial Breakthrough Album “Control” 35 Years Later
In February of 1986, Janet Jackson released her third studio album, Control. This album signified a seismic shift for an...
Georgina Lawton’s Memoir ‘Raceless’ Examines How Racial Identity is Constructed
It was a DNA test that flipped Georgina Lawton's world upside down. A year after her father passed away from cancer,...
Dearborn’s Arab American Food Scene Adjusts to a COVID World
It’s been nearly one year since COVID-19 threw restaurants across Michigan into turmoil. In Dearborn, MI, the city’s thriving food scene...
Poet and Attorney Reginald Dwayne Betts Talks About His Journey “From Jail to Yale”
From imprisonment to Yale Law School, criminal defendant to criminal defense attorney: That is the story of Reginald Dwayne Betts. At...
“Detroit Stories” Brings Alice Cooper Back Home to the Motor City
When Alice Cooper talks about his new album “Detroit Stories,” out Friday, February 26, he swears that it’s not about...
The Motown Musician Accelerator Is Looking To Support the Next Wave of Detroit Musicians
The latest round of the Motown Musician Accelerator initiative is now accepting applications. The 12-week intensive program is catered to...
Pandemic Journaling Project Captures the Complex Story of Life Amid COVID-19
Understanding feelings of sadness and grief caused by the pandemic is an ongoing struggle for many of us. After almost a year of...
Created Equal: Eddie Glaude Unpacks the Racism in American Exceptionalism
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
Two Detroit Restaurant Owners Share Why They Support a $15 Minimum Wage
That idea of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has gained traction since the election of President Joe...