Brazilian Festival Returns for 2nd Year in Detroit
Sept. 13, 2018
Want to shake a tambourine? Dance the samba? Here’s where to do it.
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“The Queen of Soul Stays Here” – How New Bethel Baptist Church Raised Aretha Franklin
Aug. 30, 2018 on All Things Considered Morning Edition
New Bethel Baptist Church, now on Linwood and Philadelphia Streets in Detroit, was a focal point of Franklin’s career.
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“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
Aug. 27, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
“Poverty is a relationship, it involves you and me and everybody else,” Desmond tells Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today.
Long Live the Queen: Five Days To Honor Aretha Franklin
Aug. 24, 2018
Here’s everything you need to know about the week of ceremonies leading up to the funeral of iconic Detroiter Aretha Franklin.
Activist Randall Robinson Looks Back on Nelson Mandela’s Life 100 Years After His Birth
July 18, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
“He was a special, very special, human being.”
Felony Forgiveness: Detroit Offers Clean Slate for Criminal Pasts
July 12, 2018 on All Things Considered Morning Edition
Project Clean Slate gives residents a clear record and a pathway to employment every week.
Don Was, Ismael Ahmed, Ann Delisi Join Detroit Today As Concert of Colors Kicks Off
July 11, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
The five-day festival kicks off Wednesday and runs through Sunday.
Framed by WDET: Sundays at the Carpet House
June 27, 2018 on CultureShift
“Just smile, be happy, and the people will treat you just like down south… this is down-up-north hospitality.” - Dianna Lawrence, Carpet House attendee
What Time Are The Detroit Fireworks This Year?
June 20, 2018 on CultureShift
All the details you need to know ahead of the 60th annual Ford Fireworks in downtown Detroit on Monday, June 25th.
Detroit MC Alexyn Wundrland talks Women in Hip Hop & New EP Release
June 14, 2018 on CultureShift
“There are folks who are willing to listen to women’s voices in hip hop… and I think that’s a relatively new thing.” -Alexyn Wundrland
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