Was the First Year of Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance Successful?
Detroit has a new law on the books requiring developers who want tax breaks for large projects to sit down...
The Progressive Underground Show 255 feat. MADELYN GRANT
Madelyn Grant Music On this episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews emerging Michigan-based songstress MADELYN GRANT to...
Heavy Rotation: Cosmo Pyke Sounds Wise Beyond His Years On “Great Dane”
Photo via Cosmo Pyke's Facebook page Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. It's not...
MOCAD Offers Youth Scifi, Architecture and Comic Writing Mashup
Middle and high school students are invited to explore the intersection of science fiction and architecture Saturday at the Museum of...
Black Velvet Paintings Through A New Lens
An exhibit opening this weekend takes a cultural and historical look at black velvet paintings. The exhibit is called Black...
After School Walkouts, Will Lawmakers Do Anything About Gun Violence?
Bre'Anna Tinsley / WDET Lawmakers in Lansing continue to debate legislation to crack down on gun violence. That’s as students...
‘Run! Hide! Fight!’ – Wayne State University Preps for Random Violence
The killing of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has re-ignited the national conversation on...
After Three Decades Michigan Chef Faces Day of Deportation Reckoning
cafegulistan.com The three-decade odyssey of a quiet Michigan chef slated for deportation, one who faces likely torture or death if...
Juveniles “Caught” in the Justice System Featured on New Podcast
On any given night in America, 53,000 young people are in some form of lockup. And nearly 60 percent are black,...
President of Spelman College on Obama Portraits and African American Fine Art
National Portrait Gallery When the official Obama portraits were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. earlier this...
See Wayne County Executive Warren Evans’ Proposal for Regional Transit in SE Michigan [MAP]
Wayne County Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has unveiled his proposal to create a coordinated, connected regional transit system through...
Actress, Social Activist Denise Nicholas: ‘These Kids…That’s What Gives Me Hope’
Jake Neher/WDET Actress Denise Nicholas was 19 in 1964 when she left home here in Michigan to join the Free Southern...