Forum Will Discuss Ways to Guide Young People Into Adulthood
Nov. 15, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
UM-Dearborn will host an Opportunity Youth Forum on Friday, November 16.
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Experts to Gather in East Lansing to Discuss Future of Immigration
Oct. 11, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
“If Donald Trump really wants to put America on the path to four percent growth, the labor force tightening is going to be a huge problem.”
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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.
“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.
“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
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