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![Southwest Detroit’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival, “Fiesta Detroit,” is taking place Friday to Sunday, May 3-5, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FiestaDetroit2024-900x471.jpeg)
The Metro: Cinco de Mayo history and celebrations in Southwest Detroit
WSU professor Reyna Esquivel-King joined the show to talk Cinco de Mayo history. Also, Michael Reyes of We Are Culture Creators talks about Fiesta Detroit.
![Michigan's top student athletes will compete in Dreamz Two Reality's inaugural High School All-American Game on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DreamzTwoRealityGame_-900x506.png)
The Metro: Dreamz Two Reality basketball game to showcase Detroit’s hoop talents
Michigan’s top student athletes will compete in the organization’s inaugural High School All-American Game this Saturday at Detroit Catholic Central High School.
![Detroit Poet Laureate jessica Care moore at WDET Studios, May 1, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jessicaCaremooreinstudio-900x506.jpg)
The Metro: Detroit’s new Poet Laureate jessica Care moore shares her plans for the role
The lifelong Detroiter joined “The Metro” on Wednesday to discuss how she plans on approaching her new position.
![Public voting for Amarra Beauty Products/G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs, Harry Rich Clothier, Khana, or Roller Skate Detroit to win $100,000 in startup funding from Comerica Bank continues May 1-9, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hatch_Top-4-e1714503956720-900x506.png)
The Metro: Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest reveals top 4 finalists for $100K grand prize
The top four finalists will proceed to the “Hatch Off” next week to pitch their startups — like a local version of “Shark Tank.”
![Black Tech Saturdays is an organization that aims to promote diversity and inclusion in the technology industry.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BlackTechSaturdays-e1714416120503-900x507.png)
The Metro: Black Tech Saturdays helping Detroiters succeed in expanding field
Johnnie Turnage, co-creator of Black Tech Saturdays, joined the show to discuss how the organization has grown since its founding one year ago.
![Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corcoran near Washington, D.C.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/107thUSColoredInfantry_LOC-e1714165358607-900x506.jpg)
The Metro: Detroit’s Civil War history, uncovered
Tom Perkins of BridgeDetroit joins the show to talk about new archaeological findings in Detroit that could help uncover a piece of Civil War history.
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