It’s Parade Time Again, With New Floats and More [SLIDES]
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Chanucon and English-Arabic Storytime
Several events in Metro Detroit this weekend give children a chance to explore their own culture – or someone else’s....
Forum Will Discuss Ways to Guide Young People Into Adulthood
Ismael Ahmed This Friday, the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host an Opportunity Youth Forum, bringing together stakeholders in the region who...
Experts to Gather in East Lansing to Discuss Future of Immigration
Jake Neher/WDET The Reason Foundation and Michigan State University are kicking off a conference Thursday night in East Lansing called, “A 21st...
Brazilian Festival Returns for 2nd Year in Detroit
Brazil declared its independence from Portugal on Sept. 7, 1822. This month, Brazilians around the world are celebrating the anniversary...
“The Queen of Soul Stays Here” – How New Bethel Baptist Church Raised Aretha Franklin
“Just like Graceland has the King of Rock, Elvis Pressley, the Queen of Soul stays here. No one gets that.”...
“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...
Long Live the Queen: Five Days To Honor Aretha Franklin
Getty Images Over the course of a week, people from around the world will gather in Detroit to pay their...
Activist Randall Robinson Looks Back on Nelson Mandela’s Life 100 Years After His Birth
Jake Neher/WDET Wednesday would have been the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela. The anti-apartheid revolutionary spent 27 years in a...
Felony Forgiveness: Detroit Offers Clean Slate for Criminal Pasts
"In the real world, people are always going to look at a felony differently.” Willie, a participant in Project Clean Slate There’s a...
Don Was, Ismael Ahmed, Ann Delisi Join Detroit Today As Concert of Colors Kicks Off
Jake Neher/WDET It’s July, and that means it’s time for the annual Concert of Colors in Midtown Detroit. What makes the festival...
Framed by WDET: Sundays at the Carpet House
Amy Sacka Framed by WDET is an audio-visual experience, produced in partnership with 18 artists, who tell the story...
