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.
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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.”
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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
1966 Northern High School Walkout Inspires Musical and Student Activism
May 18, 2018
Mosaic Youth Theatre brings the story to the stage.
Mosaic Youth Theatre tells the Story of 1966 Northern H.S. Walkout
May 10, 2018
Northern Lights 1966 adds music and puppetry to historic battle over equity in education.
What Does it Mean to be Female, Arab American and Muslim in Dearborn?
May 10, 2018 on CultureShift
WDET interviewed the cast of “Undesirable Elements/Dearborn”
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