Detroit’s Stef Chura Makes A National Splash With Debut Record

If you haven't heard Stef Chura yet, you're bound to soon. This homegrown act has received national attention via NPR Music,...

The Milo Minute

Detroit Music Journalist Jeff Milo   Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears...

Local Group Ending Rape Culture in Detroit

Image Credit: Seraphine Collective   The Seraphine Collective will hold the final of four community conversations addressing rape culture in...

MetroTimes Takes on the Bounty of Brunch in Detroit

Part of our weekly check-ins with the staff at MetroTimes, CultureShift correspondent Ryan Patrick Hooper talks with MetroTimes senior editor...

Freep Film Festival Begins Tonight

Freep Film Fest The Freep Film Festival begins today. The first film of the festival—“12th and Clairmount”, directed by Brian...

Rodriguez for Mayor?

“I describe myself as a musical political,” musician Sixto Rodriguez says. “There’s a lot of issues that Detroit has, and...

Head of PBS On Future of Public Media, Threats to Funding

Credit: Rob Widdis President Donald Trump’s first-ever budget proposal would eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)....

WDET’s Ismael Ahmed On Long History of Muslim, Arab Discrimination in America

Jake Neher/WDET How does it feel to be told you’re somehow less American than others because of your skin color, who...

Detroit Getting a Grip on Graffitti

“There’s been a mindset that no one gets excited about it. Nobody cares about it, there isn’t going to be...

The Progressive Underground Show 207 feat. JOSE JAMES & MARCELLUS PITTMAN

Blue Note On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, we interview soul/jazz crooner JOSE JAMES as well as interview/profile deep house...

Travel Guru Says Now is the Time to Travel to Europe

With terror attacks like the one in London this week, U.S. Citizens may be concerned about travelling abroad. But the relatively strong...

Writing About American Culture and Politics with Very Smart Brothas

A website called Very Smart Brothas discusses modern issues through a witty, intelligent, and decidedly black lens. With articles titled...