Examining Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Work Through a Literary Lens
Flickr Since its inception 40 years ago, Hip-Hop has been populated with rappers speaking truth to power from the street-level...
Music Hall Needs A Million $ to Stay Solvent
In the shadow of Comerica Park and Ford Field sits one of Detroit’s oldest entertainment venues. Music Hall Center...
How Photography Can Change The Way We Feel
Regina Boone/ Time Magazine Whether it's an exhausted woman sitting beneath a dusty lean-two with her kids during the Great...
The Progressive Underground Show 154
On tonight's episode of the Progressive Underground, we bump tracks from Monique Bingham (pictured), Louie Vega, Miguel Migs,...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 1-23-16
This week on RREM, Motor City music from Mayer Hawthorne, Chris Bathgate, and Royal Oak's late great Glenn Frey. 2-5...
Are Black and White Films Worth Watching?
What would your kids say if you told them you were going to watch a black-and-white movie together? Would they...
Governor Snyder Discusses State of the State, Flint, Emails, And the Emotional Toll
Last night Governor Rick Snyder delivered his most earnest and sober State of the State speech to date. The first...
What Stakeholders Have to Say About New DPS Plan
A new plan to overhaul the Detroit Public School District is getting mixed reviews from those closest to the system....
Memorial Bike Ride Honors Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tour de Troit, a non-profit organization that promotes bike riding in the city, will hold an event to honor Dr. Martin Luther...
The Progressive Underground Show 153
Rebekka Ling On tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, we play tracks from Rebekka Ling (pictured), Trinidadian Deep, Dip in...
What Would MLK Have Thought of the “Black Lives Matter” Movement?
Reuther Library Over the past few years in the United States a national dialogue has taken root over race and...
Henderson: Finding My Family History in Natchez
WDET Joan Isabella The following is an essay written by Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson. You can read it in The Detroit...