Courtney Wise Randolph is a storyteller and Detroiter. She has started a career in writing and audio production after years in the nonprofit sector as a programs and development manager at organizations including the Heidelberg Project, Forgotten Harvest, and 826michigan.

Courtney was an inaugural WDET Storymakers Fellow and is an alumna of the New Voices Fellowship with the Association of Independents in Radio. In addition to her work as a writer and audio producer, Courtney is a licensed realtor and the owner/operator of Keen Composition, a small business that specializes in writing and editing true stories about ordinary people and businesses that make an extraordinary impact.

Culture D-Tour: Pushing the boundaries of sound with techno artist Henry Brooks

When the Belleville Three brought techno music to the world, the pulsating eclectic sounds inspired an era that continues to...

Culture D-Tour: Detroit’s Restorying Agency Project explores our ecological environment

The Restorying Agency Project is described as a self-guided tour through Metro Detroit’s Eco-imagination, a term that speaks to imagining ourselves...

Culture D-Tour: The art of practicing gratitude with Detroit artist Kristle Marshall

In April 2020, just when the world was forced into a lockdown caused by COVID-19, Kristle Marshall was ready to...

Culture D-Tour: Cass Tech Senior Quintin Love Jr. Goes to the “Xtreme” for Detroit Youth with Mentoring Program

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

Culture D-Tour: Toni Porter Brings Luxury Scents to Detroit’s West Side

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

Culture D-Tour: Feelin’ “Black Bottom Happy” at a New Garden Center Co-op in Detroit’s North End

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

Culture D-Tour: Raffa Reuther Creates Playful, “Gender-Euphoric” Fashion For All

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

Culture D-Tour: How Just A Bit Eclectic Accommodates the Dreams and Aspirations of Young People in Detroit

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

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...

Detroit’s Largest Black-Owned Housing Co-Op Isn’t Going Anywhere

Since 1968, generations of families seeking affordable real estate ownership in Detroit have made Fountain Court home. Fountain Court is...

In Love With You Is Where You’ll Find Me

WDET StoryMakers Fellow Courtney Wise Randolph shares the story of a small, socially distant wedding that took place in her uncle David’s...