Created Equal: Sarah M. Broom Reflects on Home and Forgotten Places
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
Comedian Michael Kosta Left the Midwest, But Michigan Never Left Him
In his debut one-hour stand-up special for Comedy Central “Detroit. NY. LA.,” Michael Kosta wanted to trace his journey in...
Black Labor Has Built America Through Centuries
In the ongoing reckoning over race in America, many of the conversations in this moment are forward-focused. While striving for...
Cadillac Dealers’ Revolt Could Juice Electric Vehicle Sales
The Michigan state Senate is set to consider banning automakers from selling electric vehicles directly to customers and bypassing dealerships....
With No Support From Government, Detroit Restaurants Step Up To Support Service Industry Workers
The owner of Batch Brewing Company didn’t set out to raise nearly $50,000 for service industry workers in Detroit, but...
Water Activists Skeptical of Duggan’s Commitment to End Water Shutoff Policy
In 2014, the United Nations called Detroit’s water shutoffs policy “contrary to human rights.” Now, six years later, Mayor Mike...
Duggan Seeks Third Term as Detroit’s Mayor
Mayor Mike Duggan is running for a third term in Detroit’s 2021 mayoral election. The 62-year-old Democrat lists increased investment...
The Problem With Your Pandemic “Pod”
The COVID-19 pandemic has undone much of the nation’s social fabric, pushing many people into a world of isolation. As...
Forgiving Student Loans Won’t Fix the Root Cause of the Student Debt Crisis
President-elect Joe Biden recently came out in support of legislation for COVID relief that would include forgiving $10,000 in student loan...
Remembering Longtime Wayne County Commissioner Jewel Ware
Jewel Ware, the longest serving member of the Wayne County Commission, died suddenly yesterday of what is reported to be a...
Help Detroit’s Small Businesses By Shopping Locally This Holiday Season
Third Wave Music We're well into a holiday season unlike any other, one which comes after nine months of social restrictions due...
Don Was Remembers Sweet Pea Atkinson, Charismatic Singer of Was (Not Was)
Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson was a larger-than-life musical figure who had style, swagger, charisma and a voice that sounded the way...
