Lawmakers Look to Curb the Chaos of Lame Duck Sessions at the State Capitol
There’s movement at the state Capitol toward putting limits on the Legislature’s lame duck session. That’s the time just after...
Lawmakers Look to Curb the Chaos of Lame Duck Sessions at the State Capitol
There’s movement at the state Capitol toward putting limits on the Legislature’s lame duck session. That’s the time just after...
From Billie Holiday to “Over the Rainbow,” the Influence of Jewish Americans on Pop Culture
On March 23, the book “There Was A Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream” is getting a revised and...
Many Michigan Students, Teachers Return to Classrooms This Week
For many students, teachers and families across Michigan, Monday is the first day back to in-person learning. Even more students will return...
Wayne State University Astrophysicist On Why NASA’s Mars Rover Fascinates Us
After traveling nearly 300 million miles for the last 6 months, NASA’s rover ‘Perseverance’ has landed safely on Mars. Shortly...
Explore the Dexterous Lyricism of Bahamadia
Antonia Reed, widely known as Bahamadia, began her music career DJing in the mid-1980s at house parties in Philadelphia. Her skills...
“Jazz From Detroit” Author Mark Stryker Celebrates Jazz This Weekend at the DSO
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is throwing a virtual jazz marathon this weekend. Courtesy of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Starting at...
Detroit Regional Chamber Shares Positive Economic Outlook, Despite Finding Inequities
The Detroit Regional Chamber says business in Michigan is better positioned to bounce back from COVID-19 than it was from the Great...
What an 1870 Race Riot Tells Us About White Supremacy in America Today
Black History Month may be drawing to an end, but The Atlantic's "Inheritance” project is just getting started. The multi-part initiative explores the legacy...
Celebrating Janet Jackson’s Commercial Breakthrough Album “Control” 35 Years Later
In February of 1986, Janet Jackson released her third studio album, Control. This album signified a seismic shift for an...
Georgina Lawton’s Memoir ‘Raceless’ Examines How Racial Identity is Constructed
It was a DNA test that flipped Georgina Lawton's world upside down. A year after her father passed away from cancer,...
Dearborn’s Arab American Food Scene Adjusts to a COVID World
It’s been nearly one year since COVID-19 threw restaurants across Michigan into turmoil. In Dearborn, MI, the city’s thriving food scene...
Congressman Dan Kildee Talks PFAS Task Force, COVID Relief and Equality Act
This was a busy week in Washington. A COVID relief bill is still in the works, which the Senate parlimentarian decided yesterday would...