The Milo Minute: Lin-Say, The Erers and Shigeto
Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...
Month: July 2017
NPR Host Michel Martin on Letting Go of ‘Delusions’ of 1967 Uprising [VIDEO]
Jake Neher/WDET Over the last two-and-a-half decades, few broadcast journalists have done more to give voice to underrepresented communities in...
Health Care Failure Entirely Trump’s Fault, says Michigan GOP PR Specialist
Jake Neher/WDET Between the stalled status of the Republican's healthcare bill, the feuding between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the somber news...
StoryCorps: A Father Tries to Protect His Record Store in 1967
When StoryCorps last came to town, they recorded a series of interviews at the Urban Consulate in Detroit. In one...
Detroit’s Grande Ballroom Survives Civil Unrest of July 1967
Noah Ovshinsky wrote and produced this story. It originally aired in 2007. During the civil unrest of July 1967, hundreds...
Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers Explores Stories of ’67
Laura Weber Davis, WDET As we lead up to the 50th anniversary of the social unrest in Detroit in the...
What Does Ethical Redevelopment of Detroit Neighborhoods Look Like? [VIDEO]
Jake Neher/WDET Talk about transforming neighborhoods in Detroit happens all the time. In attempting to "fix" or "revitalize" neighborhoods around...
New DIA Exhibit Explores the ‘Art of Rebellion’
Jake Neher/WDET This weekend, the Detroit Institute of Arts will open its newest exhibit: "Art of Rebellion: Black Art of...
Effect of July 1967 on Detroit’s East Side Is Often Overlooked
Editor's note: Brian Rentschler filed this story for WDET. It aired in 2007. Detroit’s east side is one of the...
StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: What the Kids Are Saying About 1967
In this episode of StoryCorps Detroit, we look at the violence and looting that occurred in July 1967 through the...
This Week’s Metro Times: Read Personal Memories of 1967 from Radical Activists and Writers
This week's Metro Times cover story gathers the stories of nine writers, artists, and activists who experienced 1967's uprising as...
Unemployment Fraud Lawsuit Against State Dismissed by Court of Appeals
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency The Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit claiming the state wrongfully accused thousands of people...