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Alas, Detroiters, this is going to be our first Christmas without Northland Mall. And that raises a difficult question for the black community — where…
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Republican Michigan lawmaker has apologized for comments he made during a hearing that were deemed racially insensitive by…
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Musician Britney Stoney is a born-and-raised Detroiter and she's inspired by her hometown in all kinds of ways. She's especially influenced by the people…
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George Shirley, emeritus professor at the University of Michigan School of Music, Dance and Theatre, recently received the National Medal of Arts from…
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There's a comic convention happening this weekend in Detroit that will spotlight artists and writers of color, and women."MECCAcon: the Midwest Ethnic…
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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. But the end of slavery in the United States wasn’t official until the 13th Amendment to…
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The big thing you need to know about Afrofuturism is that it is joyous and fun and a celebration of the past, present, and future.Late last month, three…
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Mike Ellison says while he was born in Ethiopia, he was transformed in to an artist in Detroit. You can hear that fusion of cultures in his music. A lot…
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DETROIT (AP) - Marcus Belgrave, a jazz trumpeter who graced stages and studios with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Cocker and Motown…
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Being a father is both rewarding and challenging. But, being a black father can have its own challenges. That's what Curtis Ivery believes. Ivery,…