Meet the Michigan Para Athlete Competing On the Global Stage

The world of para dance, popular in Europe, is solidifying its presence in the United States. The sport involves an...

How to have an environmentally-friendly Thanksgiving holiday

Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, Americans throw out an extra 25 percent of waste; which translates to roughly 1...

Sam’s Jams: The First Black British Band to Top the Billboard R&B Chart

WDET Artist: Loose Ends Song: Nights of Pleasure Loose Ends is an R&B group from the UK. The trio originally...

Listen to CultureShift Host Amanda LeClaire’s Two-Hour Music Takeover

Amanda LeClaire At midnight on Friday, November 22, CultureShift's Amanda LeClaire took over the WDET airwaves for a special broadcast. Exploring the darker, more experimental...

Detroit Musician Jax Anderson Finds A Way to “Heal” with New EP, Art Exhibition

Meta Stange While the musicians and team behind the project is the same, Jax Anderson won't be using the moniker...

A New Performance at the Arab American National Museum Explores Identity and Place Through Dance

Meta Stange Palestinian American dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker Leila Adawallah work examines how the trauma of losing one's home can...

The “Negro Motorists Green Book” Let Black Detroiters Know Where To Go in the Era of Jim Crow

During the Jim Crow era, “traveling while black” meant being denied entry into certain establishments, including restaurants, hotels, service stations and...

From Doner Kebabs to Pine Cones: A Detroit Journalist Finds Out What “Tradition” Means for Americans Today

  Amanda LeClaire Recently, The New York Times sent four journalists and photographers, guided by four themes (patriotism, tradition, community, and youth) to...

Despite It All We Never Learn: A Look Inside A Humanitarian Crisis

Photographer Kenny Karpov has spent the last few years documenting the plight of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and in Europe...

Listen to WDET’S Sam Beaubien Two-Hour All Detroit Airwave Takeover

On Tuesday, November 19th, 101.9 WDET's Sam Beaubien took over the WDET airwaves for a special broadcast. Digging into his personal...

Jeremy Piven, Trying Something New, Brings Stand-Up Act to Detroit

Courtesy of Jeremy Piven Jeremy Piven started out as a stage actor at Second City in Chicago before he headed to...

Comedian Michael Ian Black, Raised on Punk, Embraces Hair Rockers Like Bon Jovi

The Crofoot Author and actor Michael Ian Black has grown from the young indie comedian of MTV's sketch comedy "The...