Clark Orwick, Who Performed As Ded Bob at Michigan Renaissance Festival, Has Passed Away
The performer best known as Ded Bob, who performed for decades at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, has passed away. Paul...
Meet Effa Manley, the First and Only Woman Inducted Into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
The existence of the Negro Leagues not only created space for Black players to rise in the game of baseball....
State Sen. Jeremy Moss: Expect Reckoning in Michigan Legislature on LGBTQ Protections This Year
For years, LGBTQ Michiganders have faced discrimination in public life due to the structure of the state’s civil rights law....
One Year Later, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun Reflects on Michigan’s COVID-19 Response
We have come upon the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed coronavirus cases here in Michigan. It’s been a challenging...
“In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience” Unfolds Helen Knott’s Route to Recovery and Healing
Tenille Campbell Within the opening pages of "In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience," Helen Knott, an Indigenous poet and...
Why Highland Park, Once Lined with Elms, Is Cutting Down Trees
A tree stands about 30 feet high on a residential street in Highland Park. Its branches span across the street,...
It’s Been One Year Since Michigan’s First Confirmed COVID Case
One year ago today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a late-night press conference just hours after Michigan’s presidential primary election. The state...
So You’re Vaccinated. What Can You Actually Do Now?
It's been one year since COVID-19 cases were reported in Michigan, and now more than 2,600,000 doses of the COVID-19...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Talks Jobs, Equity, Vaccination Strategy and More in State of the City
In a long, wide-ranging State of the City Address -- that at times sounded like a campaign rally -- Detroit...
“Who Will We Be When This Is All Over?” A Science Writer Considers the Long View of COVID-19
One of the biggest changes to come out of the pandemic may not be how schools operate or what the...
Duggan Walks Back Initial Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Rejection. But Is Damage Already Done?
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan caused a bit of an uproar last week when he said he was declining 6,200 doses of...
“Dual Vision” at MOCAD Puts Detroit Artists From Across Generations In The Same Room
COVID-19 has shifted the nature of collaboration, but it hasn’t made it impossible. That reality is demonstrated in the exhibition...