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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
  • Elections
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Michigan special elections: What metro Detroiters should know before May 6

Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale performs a DJ set at WDET
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  • The Boulevard

Respect the Architect: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale

Waajeed May 1, 2025

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Inside Shed 5 at Eastern Market
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The Metro Events Guide: Mother’s Day markets, May the fourth and more

Sophia Jozwiak May 1, 2025
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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit offering summer safety tips for Safe Kids Month

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 1, 2025
The Lake Huron shoreline.
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Study finds 43% of Michigan beaches were likely contaminated with poop in 2022

Laura Herberg July 25, 2023

Nearly half of all Michigan beaches saw unsafe levels of fecal bacteria last year according to a new study. A...

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FILE - A UPS driver puts his seat belt on before driving off as UPS workers hold a rally in downtown Los Angeles as a national strike deadline nears on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
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UPS reaches contract with 340,000 unionized workers, averting potentially calamitous strike

Associated Press July 25, 2023

UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, averting a strike that had the potential to...

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Little Liberia summer popup.
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Detroit Evening Report: Little Liberia offering Afro-fusion cuisine during popup at Brewery Faisan

Nargis Rahman July 24, 2023

Afro-fusion food popup Little Liberia is hosting its midsummer event in Detroit on Sunday.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...

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Photo of the 36th District Court in Detroit, Mich.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Detroit’s 36th District Court reinstating virtual first hearings in eviction disputes

Detroit Today July 24, 2023

Beginning July 31, defendants facing eviction cases in the city of Detroit will once again be allowed to attend the...

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CultureShift: Why doesn’t Detroit fly its flag more?

Tia Graham July 24, 2023

You wouldn't know Detroit has a flag just by looking around. Detroit’s flag isn’t represented much throughout the city —...

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A well wisher kneels to pray at a memorial on the sign of Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021.
  • News

Judge will decide if Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley will face life without parole sentence

Quinn Klinefelter July 24, 2023

A judge will decide this week if school shooter Ethan Crumbley, who killed four classmates and injured several more people...

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United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain, left, talks with autoworkers outside the General Motors Factory Zero plant in Hamtramck, Mich., Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
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Job security and cost reduction part of UAW, Detroit automakers contract talks

Alex McLenon July 23, 2023

Detroit’s automakers and the United Auto Workers are currently in collective bargaining talks. Discussions are ongoing with General Motors —...

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Protesters carry a sign outside the Levin Federal Courthouse in Detroit, Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
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Former Detroit firefighter and police pension chair reflects on personal cost of city’s bankruptcy

Quinn Klinefelter July 23, 2023

This month marks 10 years since Detroit became the largest U.S. city to ever file for bankruptcy. Then-emergency manager Kevyn...

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Brad Torreano and Timashion Jones pose in front of the WDET logo
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  • Detroit Evening Report

DER Weekends: Timashion Jones is making moves and a film about jazz legend Marcus Belgrave

Sascha Raiyn July 21, 2023

In the latest episode of DER Weekends, CultureShift co-host Tia Graham talks with filmmaker Timashion Jones about his work and a new...

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Thornetta Davis and her band perform at Concert of Colors on July 21, 2023, in Detroit, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: 31st annual Concert of Colors happening now in Detroit

Sascha Raiyn July 21, 2023

The annual Concert of Colors started this week and culminates in a weekend full of performances from local, national and...

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Denise Crittendon and book
  • Culture & Music
  • Progressive Underground

Progressive Underground: ‘Where It Rains in Color’ reimagines beauty standards through Afro-futurism

Chris Campbell July 21, 2023

Afro-futurism has been an emerging sub-genre within both music and literature — and it’s been rewriting the rules of engagement...

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Children gather around Detroit Tigers mascot Paws to pose for a photo Metro Detroit Youth Day on July 12, 2023, on Belle Isle.
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Metro Detroit Youth Day hopes to continue motivating thousands of kids at Belle Isle

Nargis Rahman July 21, 2023

The Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation hosted the 39th annual Metro Detroit Youth Day at Belle Isle earlier this month, providing...

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