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Smithsonian National Museum African American History Culture
  • The Metro

The Metro: Can museums maintain public trust amid Trump pressure on Smithsonian?

David Leins The Metro January 15, 2026

The Trump administration wants American museums to be less critical of the nation's history.Yesterday, the Smithsonian Institution submitted documents about...

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DreDukes
  • The Metro

The Metro: ‘Street-Wise & Real Talk’ is a guide for at-risk kids and teens

Tia Graham January 14, 2026

Andre “Dre” Dukes is a living example of what happens when you get a second chance in life. Dre grew...

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SheTown Film Festival Stock image
  • Culture & Music
  • The Metro

The Metro: Filmmaker of Detroit documentary wants his art to heal

Sam Corey The Metro November 12, 2025

Detroit has changed a lot in the last two decades.  There’s more investment in the downtown and midtown areas. There...

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Apples from the orchard run by Jon and Brittany Klimstra. They were ready to install a solar array when the federal funding was frozen.
  • The Metro

The Metro: Fall favorites to check off your bucket list

David Leins The Metro October 14, 2025

Fall is here, and that means cool nights, crispy leaves and the smell of hot apple cider. But the season...

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A table with intricately decorated pancakes, coffee and juices
  • Detroit Evening Report

DER Weekends: New brunch spot Haus of Brunch offers halal soul and Middle Eastern food

Nargis Rahman, Bre'Anna Tinsley August 30, 2025

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we speak with Maher Obeid, owner of a new halal brunch spot...

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Ameneh Marhaba opened the African fusion pop-up Little Liberia in 2016.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • Food & Dining
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: Exploring connections between food and culture with Detroit area chefs

Trevor McConico, Sam Corey The Metro March 4, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. There are many religious rituals and traditions practiced around the world...

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Elew and his band perform onstage at Cliff Bells
  • Culture & Music
  • In The Groove

Jazz pianist Elew’s electrifying set at Cliff Bell’s

Ryan Patrick Hooper December 13, 2024

Sometimes at Cliff Bell’s, the jazz gets drowned out by the clink of forks on plates. That’s usually on the...

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Shigeto on the decks for "Monday Is The New Monday" at Motor City Wine.
  • Culture & Music
  • In The Groove

‘Monday Is The New Monday’ at Motor City Wine

Ryan Patrick Hooper December 12, 2024

It’s hard to catch a vibe on a Monday night in Detroit. We’re not quite yet a seven-night-a-week sort of...

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Fiber artist Fatema Haque led a Nakshi Kantha, a Bangladeshi hand embroidery workshop, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, as part of the soft launch of a new Bengali diaspora exhibit at the Hamtramck Historical Museum.
  • Culture & Music
  • News

Fiber artist Fatema Haque hosts embroidery workshop as part of new Bengali exhibit

Nargis Rahman October 8, 2024

Hamtramck Historical Museum soft launched an exhibit on the Bengali diaspora last month with a nakshi kantha hand embroidery workshop....

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Fiscal Year 2025 budget includes $1 million in funding for the nonprofit Midtown Detroit, Inc. to revitalize Detroit's Chinatown neighborhood.
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: State allocates $1M in funding to help revitalize Detroit’s Chinatown

John Filbrandt July 29, 2024

The rich history of Chinatown in Detroit is often lost on those who aren’t old enough to remember.The first Chinese...

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Fatema Haque
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

CultureShift: ‘Bangladeshis in Michigan’ exhibit highlights growth of the community

Tia Graham December 11, 2023

There's about a week left to check out the culturally-rich fiber art exhibition, "Bangladeshis in Michigan," at the Shapiro Library...

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Fares Abdulmalek wears a yellow T-shirt and stands at an espresso bar at Finjan Cafe.
  • Communities of Hope
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Immigration

Finjan Cafe owner sets out to build a Yemeni legacy

Nargis Rahman July 8, 2022

“Communities of Hope” features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the pandemic....

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