Detroit history

Today, a survey of the recent presidential nominee visits targeting Black voters in Detroit. Then, true tales from a storied cemetery you can visit this spooky season. Plus, how Michiganders are considering cannabis policy as a factor in their presidential vote.

Jamon Jordan, Detroit's official historian, explains what made the grand reopening of Michigan Central Station such a big deal.

This year marks Motown's 65th anniversary. How and why did this music from Detroit become so special to people around the world?

What happened on the campus of Wayne State University, where protesters calling for divestment from Israel were arrested and removed. Also, the human history of Michigan Central, a glorious welcoming spot for many first arrivals to Detroit in the 20th century.Plus, how Michigan overhauled its system for accused citizens who can’t afford their own lawyers.

How Toledo is preparing for next week's solar eclipse, honoring the life and legacy of poet and activist John Sinclair, a novelist's contemporary riff on Jane Austen’s "Sense and Sensibility," and a documentary on jazz from Detroit premiering at the Detroit Free Press Film Festival.

“The Future,” a new speculative novel by the Montreal-based writer Catherine Leroux, reimagines what Detroit would be like today if the French had never ceded the city to the British in 1760.

Michigan Football's first national title since 1997, a new book aimed at making physics more accessible, composting efforts in Traverse City's downtown restaurants, a history of female wrestling in Michigan, and the significance of Cartier Buffs for Black Detroiters.

High volumes of nickel in the Lake Superior region, a Clements Library exhibition deconstructing how Native Americans have been photographed throughout history, and a legendary street racing car.

In Detroit's 1970s street racing scene, there was a car that dominated: The Black Ghost. It was a Dodge HEMI Challenger that would compete occasionally then disappear.

LeRoy Foster was a prolific painter sometimes called "the Michelangelo of Detroit." He died in 1993. A new show at the Cranbrook Art Museum celebrates his life and art.