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Erin Allen/Michigan RadioDetroit's Movement Electronic Music festival normally ends by midnight, but there’s an overnight dance scene that makes it a 24-hour affair. As a part of our "Mornings in Michigan" series, Michigan Radio’s Erin Allen takes us into the wee hours of the weekend with a Detroit techno icon. -
Paula SmileyMiz Korona's artistry extends from before her scene in 8 Mile through almost three decades of international touring, teaching, photography, fashion design, and beat production. Today, she’s getting ready to release a new EP: The Healer and the Heartbreaker. -
Photo submitted by Joshua Mango"What up doe?" If you’ve heard the term before, you probably know it as a greeting or maybe even a question. But for many Black Detroiters, the phrase is a piece of home. Today, we'll talk about the history of "what up doe" and what it means to its originators. -
Erin Allen/Michigan RadioFor most of us, to start the day is to turn off our alarm, get dressed, have a coffee or maybe water, and then start work or school. But there’s a little place in Detroit where the first few things on the list are instead — sitting, chanting and meditating.
Politics & Government
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With hundreds of thousands of people expected to pour into downtown, here’s the lowdown on who’s in charge of policing — and how. -
Debunking a rural legend from Northern Michigan, taking pizza to new vegan heights, and an up and coming Detroit musician blends hip hop and soul music. -
Today, an analysis of Tuesday's primary election results, the details of a forthcoming, Black-led and woman-led birth center, and the story of a critical civil rights leader in Detroit.
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The long game for electric vehicles, intergenerational and community gardening in Ypsilanti and a discussion with the chef and co-owner of one of Detroit's hottest independent pizzerias.
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A food co-op opening in Detroit, the best advice on resilience, the mystery behind the SS Arlington, and election year analysis of the issues facing and enthusiasm of Black voters from a longtime Detroit journalist.
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The Detroit People’s Food Co-Op – which has signed up 2,000 members so far – is part of Malik Yakini's vision for a more liberated future for Black folks in Detroit. -
The changes at MSU a year after a campus shooting, the pros and cons of large solar projects in Detroit neighborhoods and navigating the back and forth between couples regarding their finances.
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Detroit Police say crime in the city dropped last year, with the fewest homicides the city has seen since the 1960s. But that number doesn’t account for population. -
Fortescue Metals Group received approval from the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to build an electric vehicle battery systems plant in the city. -
Adams led Detroit's Hartford Memorial Baptist Church for over 50 years. The Harvard-educated pastor was known as an eloquent preacher whose sermons were both powerful and intelligent. He was also a political and social activist with a national and even international profile.
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University of Michigan football legend and NFL coach Tyrone Wheatley is the new head football coach at Wayne State University. He discussed his plans for the 2023 season, as well as how he chose to coach at WSU. -
The group, known as CAIR-Michigan, says it found the department stopped Black motorists at a rate far above the proportion of Black residents in Ferndale or nearby cities. -
dream hampton discusses her microdocumentary about the ramifications of flooding in Detroit. The documentary focuses on what Detroiters are “forced to leave behind when it floods." -
The Buy Back program is meant to provide a pathway to homeownership for people who lost their homes to foreclosure but never left, people who were victims of housing fraud or who have another significant connection to their house. -
After a three-year-moratorium, Detroit’s Water and Sewerage Department is threatening water shutoffs to residents who owe more than $5,000 and live in what the department calls higher income areas. -
The proposal would change the downtown square's name to honor Martin Luther King Jr. -
Whether it’s due to school being out or tempers flaring along with the heat, summer has a reputation for being the time of year with the most crime. -
Retiring teacher union head on the state of education in Michigan, the Detroit Tigers’ first Spanish broadcasts, and the best biking around Detroit. -
Reflecting on 10 years post-Detroit bankruptcy filing, behind the scenes of one of Michigan's oldest restaurants, and a conversation about how Indigenous people are reclaiming space.
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The program is open to neighborhoods with at least 20 acres of vacant land — a bit smaller than the Ford Field complex — to house thousands of solar panels.
