Mailchimp CEO named Outstanding Arab American Philanthropist of the Year
Rania Succar is the CEO of Intuit Mailchimp. She’s also the co-founder and board member of Jusoor, a global nonprofit...
DER Weekends: UMA works to build Detroit’s next generation of techno legends
On the latest episode of DER Weekends, former WDET reporter Juma Sei visited the opening of a music school that...
Soul Saturday: Jalen Ngonda’s soulful journey from violin to Motown vibes
For fans of the classic Motown sound, the music of Jalen Ngonda is a breath of fresh air. Born outside...
CultureShift: ‘Afrofantastic’ explores the intersections of Afro-futurism and activism
"Afrofantastic: The Transformative World of Afrofuturism" is a new PBS documentary that follows the past and present work to push...
DER Weekends: The history and legacy of iconic Detroit TV show ‘The Scene’
In the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET’s Tia Graham explores The Scene, a local TV show that was a cultural...
Ann Arbor’s Erin Zindle & the Ragbirds release new song ‘Armageddon’
Erin Zindle & the Ragbirds have a new story to tell — periodically releasing one chapter of it at a...
CultureShift: ‘Detroit We Dey’ documents the city’s Nigerian community from the ’70s to now
In "Detroit We Dey," local filmmaker Ozi Uduma explores the history and future of a social club founded by Nigerians...
CultureShift: 13th Annual Detroit Month of Design promotes unity through design
September marks Design Core Detroit's 13th annual Detroit Month of Design. DCD promotes and supports design-driven businesses in their role...
CultureShift: Who is the best rapper to come out of Detroit?
Axios Detroit recently released a poll asking people who they think is the greatest rapper from Detroit. Big Sean and...
Mic Check: Neo soul icon Erykah Badu celebrates career spanning over 25 years
It’s been nearly three decades since Erykah Badu came along and changed the sound of soul music with her 1997...
Detroit hosting National Street Art Summit during BLKOUT Walls street art fest
Detroit is partnering with Philadelphia to host the National Street Art Summit next month. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...
Review: Zilched releases her best work yet in ‘Earthly Delights’
When singer-songwriter Chloe Drallos first premiered her music project known as Zilched in 2018, she self-ascribed her own genre of...
