Detroit Entrepreneurs Launch Michigan Fields, Fresh Food Delivery Service
Two Detroit entrepreneurs have teamed to take food insecurity during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Michigan Fields supports Michigan farmers as well...
Juneteenth, No Longer in the Shadows of American History
City of Detroit Juneteenth, the annual cultural celebration honoring the day in 1865 when Black people in Galveston, Texas learned of their...
Bringing Black Men Together This Juneteenth
Today is Juneteenth. It’s the oldest national celebration commemorating the day the last freedmen were informed of their emancipation — five...
“Deacon King Kong” Author James McBride on the Music That Changed His Life
Ryan Patrick Hooper It was a certain "hump and swing" that came through in gospel music that captivated James McBride,...
Detroit Expands Juneteenth Celebrations, Quicken Loans Makes it a Paid Holiday
City of Detroit In the midst of weeks of civil rights marches across the nation and calls to defund the...
How To Talk About Race, Using This Online Tool
Race and social injustices can easily be added to a list of topics that are often uncomfortable and sensitive to...
Add These Summer Cult Classics to Your Movie Night Watchlist
Although summer is here, the season may not be quite the same for Metro Detroiters as we continue social distancing to battle...
COVID Diaries: It Is Alright to Not Be Okay
101.9 WDET presents "COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience." Through WDET's StoryMakers and in partnership with Documenting Detroit, we've commissioned five documentary...
Census Advocates Get Creative In Getting Detroit Counted
Less than 50 percent of Detroit’s residents have responded to the Census. That means the city is at risk of...
How TV Shows Like ‘Cops’ Normalized Police Brutality
After more than 30 years, the long running television show ‘Cops’ has been cancelled. "We start to believe that things...
Angry? Venting is Not the Answer, Says Aggression Expert
When we think about social and civic movements throughout history, anger is at the root cause of action. "One thing about...
Remembering Corey Hall, Detroit Film Critic and Personality, Dead at 43
Corey Hall, the witty yet thoughtful film critic for the Metro Times, died over the weekend at the age of...