The Motown Musician Accelerator Is Looking To Support the Next Wave of Detroit Musicians
The latest round of the Motown Musician Accelerator initiative is now accepting applications. The 12-week intensive program is catered to...
Tribute from Alex Kelly
SUBMITTED BY: Alex Kelly I used to love my drive homes late on Saturday nights after shows or a night...
Pandemic Journaling Project Captures the Complex Story of Life Amid COVID-19
Understanding feelings of sadness and grief caused by the pandemic is an ongoing struggle for many of us. After almost a year of...
Created Equal: Eddie Glaude Unpacks the Racism in American Exceptionalism
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
U.S. Reaches 500,000 COVID Deaths, Toll Will Continue To Rise Despite Vaccine Rollout
Earlier this week, the United States reached a sobering new marker in our pandemic reality: COVID-19 has now killed 500,000 people...
Two Detroit Restaurant Owners Share Why They Support a $15 Minimum Wage
That idea of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has gained traction since the election of President Joe...
State Sen. Jeff Irwin Discusses COVID Relief Delay and Renewable Energy
There’s a lot happening in Lansing at the state Capitol right now. Republicans in the state House and Senate are...
Watch Live: Senate Holds Security Hearing On Capitol Riot
The Senate Homeland Security Committee is holding a hearing examining the security failures that led to the breach of the...
Watch Live: Biden Remarks On COVID-19 Deaths
President Biden is giving an address honoring the victims of the coronavirus pandemic as the country nears 500,000 deaths from...
Black Hockey Players Take Center Ice In “Soul On Ice” Documentary
Growing up as a Black kid in Toronto in the late 1970s, documentary filmmaker Damon Kwame Mason didn’t see a...
COVID Relief Delay at State Capitol Hurting Michigan Schools, Vaccine Efforts
More than $5 billion in federal money for COVID relief for Michigan is in limbo as lawmakers at the state...
New Digital Democratic Processes Could Hinder Activists From Speaking Out When It Matters Most
The pandemic has fundamentally changed how we interact with one another, our work and our elected officials. Many public bodies are...