Dearborn’s Arab American Food Scene Adjusts to a COVID World
It’s been nearly one year since COVID-19 threw restaurants across Michigan into turmoil. In Dearborn, MI, the city’s thriving food scene...
Congressman Dan Kildee Talks PFAS Task Force, COVID Relief and Equality Act
This was a busy week in Washington. A COVID relief bill is still in the works, which the Senate parlimentarian decided yesterday would...
MSU Researchers Test Detroit Area Sewage for Coronavirus
Monitoring the spread of COVID-19 has been one of the biggest challenges facing public health officials during the pandemic. But...
“Detroit Stories” Brings Alice Cooper Back Home to the Motor City
When Alice Cooper talks about his new album “Detroit Stories,” out Friday, February 26, he swears that it’s not about...
What To Do If QAnon Conspiracies Are Creating Conflict In Your Family
Misinformation has been spreading rampantly throughout the United States over the last few years. The widespread adoption of conspiracy theories...
The Motown Musician Accelerator Is Looking To Support the Next Wave of Detroit Musicians
The latest round of the Motown Musician Accelerator initiative is now accepting applications. The 12-week intensive program is catered to...
Pandemic Journaling Project Captures the Complex Story of Life Amid COVID-19
Understanding feelings of sadness and grief caused by the pandemic is an ongoing struggle for many of us. After almost a year of...
U.S. Reaches 500,000 COVID Deaths, Toll Will Continue To Rise Despite Vaccine Rollout
Earlier this week, the United States reached a sobering new marker in our pandemic reality: COVID-19 has now killed 500,000 people...
Created Equal: Eddie Glaude Unpacks the Racism in American Exceptionalism
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
Two Detroit Restaurant Owners Share Why They Support a $15 Minimum Wage
That idea of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has gained traction since the election of President Joe...
Black Hockey Players Take Center Ice In “Soul On Ice” Documentary
Growing up as a Black kid in Toronto in the late 1970s, documentary filmmaker Damon Kwame Mason didn’t see a...
COVID Relief Delay at State Capitol Hurting Michigan Schools, Vaccine Efforts
More than $5 billion in federal money for COVID relief for Michigan is in limbo as lawmakers at the state...