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...
What Time Are The Detroit Fireworks This Year?
Pointe Photography for Ford Fireworks & Parade Co. The Ford Fireworks start at 9:55 p.m. on Monday, June 25th. It's...
Detroit MC Alexyn Wundrland talks Women in Hip Hop & New EP Release
Alexyn Wundrland On Sunday, June 17, Detroit hip hop artist Alexyn Wundrland will bring jazz musicians, vocalists and graphics to her new...
1966 Northern High School Walkout Inspires Musical and Student Activism
In 1966, two thousand students walked out of Detroit’s Northern High School to protest a lack of resources and the...
Mosaic Youth Theatre tells the Story of 1966 Northern H.S. Walkout
Mosaic Youth Theatre When we hear the words “youth theater” we may not think of the expansive, professional productions Mosaic...
What Does it Mean to be Female, Arab American and Muslim in Dearborn?
An unconventional play entitled "Undesirable Elements/Dearborn" opens this weekend at the Arab American National Museum. The show is a live,...
Detroiter Michael Eric Dyson Discusses ‘Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America’
Midwest Literary Walk Detroiter Michael Eric Dyson is a professor and author whose assessments of America’s original sins and our...
Power of Reading: What Impact Did Your Favorite Book Have on Your Life?
Will Schwalbe Every year, The Midwest Literary Walk sends book lovers on a unique “stroll” through town where they hear...
Students in Royal Oak Protest Gun Violence
Eli Newman / WDET Students in metro Detroit gathered at the Royal Oak Farmer’s Market, calling for gun control reform on...