Henderson: ‘This is America’ One of Boldest Statements on Race, Inequality in Recent Memory

    Since the release of Childish Gambino's new music video for "This is America," the images it invokes have...

What Does it Mean to be Female, Arab American and Muslim in Dearborn?

An unconventional play entitled "Undesirable Elements/Dearborn" opens this weekend at the Arab American National Museum. The show is a live,...

MI Pot Proposal FAQ

  It looks like Michigan voters will decide in November whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Unless the state legislature votes...

Birds Flocking to the Shores of Lake Erie

Saturday is a big day for thoroughbred horse racing fans with the Kentucky Derby scheduled for 6 o’clock this evening....

The Milo Minute: Mexican Knives, Cosmic Light Shapes, and Space Dive 2018

Each week, Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo tells us about some of the best live shows happening in the region....

Kim Hunter’s ‘The Official Report on Human Activity’ Explores Issues of Race, Gender

Gus Navarro/WDET When race, class, and gender are layered over media and changes in technology, it is enough for any writer...

Detroit Rapper Chris Orrick Discusses New Album

Photo by Jeremy Deputat Detroit rapper Chris Orrick, formally known as Red Pill, has never shied away from making music...

Twisted Storytellers: Hot Feet

From the live stage in Detroit to earbuds everywhere, WDET presents Season 2 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. The podcast...

Detroit Tops Metro List for Number of New Housing Permits

  Metro Detroit continues to recover from the recession that hit the region nearly 10 years ago. That’s according to...

Detroiter Michael Eric Dyson Discusses ‘Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America’

Midwest Literary Walk Detroiter Michael Eric Dyson is a professor and author whose assessments of America’s original sins and our...

The Westerns of Detroit Novelist Elmore Leonard

Laura Weber Davis/WDET The world knows Elmore Leonard as the native son who penned classic modern crime novels such as...

Power of Reading: What Impact Did Your Favorite Book Have on Your Life?

Will Schwalbe Every year, The Midwest Literary Walk sends book lovers on a unique “stroll” through town where they hear...