On Saturday, February 21, 2026, the team at Michigan Fashion Week held the Sustainable Fashion Experience Showcase as the finale to a series of events focused on earth-friendly practices of the Detroit-based designers and connoisseurs...
Ashley Cook and E-Man Bates
February 28, 2026
Detroit has never been a stranger to innovation, our most iconic sound is proof. The heartbeat of Detroit and one of our most legendary and current soundtracks, welcome to Techno City -- from the perspective of a few DJs on the scene.
Saybin Samone Roberson and Catie Goins
February 27, 2026
Respectful, collaborative relationships with the people of other cultures—especially when engaging in anthropological studies—has become an expectation across the globe since the onset of a growing movement called New Animism. This can be seen here in Detroit through the close collaboration between the curators of the DIA and an advisory council of contemporary Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi artists working across the Great Lakes Region.
Ashley Cook
February 16, 2026
The next phase of art is in tech. Ashanti Africana is the creative director and lead designer behind Naaz Lab — an experimental creative lab creating immersive, interactive art experiences meant to be felt, explored, and experienced...
Saybin Samone Roberson and Catie Goins
January 19, 2026
About one week ago, the “King of the West Side”—aka DJ Sussex Smooth The Selector—joined WeeGee Tha Hustla, DJ Culinary, and Street Certified DJs to throw the Paid Artist Showcase Winter Bash featuring over 25 artists from Detroit and around the USA...
Ashley Cook and E-Man Bates
January 16, 2026
Subgenre--Black Business, Mind Theirs: Christmas is not late, you are! But we got you covered with a shopping guide for those on CPT, shop local Black-businesses for your last-minute gifts that will really make someone smile!
Saybin Samone Roberson and Catie Goins
December 22, 2025
(313) 669-8413, Call the Scene AKA Detroit Now + Then is a monthly column discussing the Black community and black culture that made this city and keeps the city going. Today, they present the story of Charles Brooks and No Block Left Behind!
Saybin Samone Roberson and Catie Goins
November 24, 2025
Old Yeller turned ten years old this summer, and a couple of weeks ago, they threw their fourth annual Underwater Clown Rodeo. I had the opportunity to interview Alyssa and Kristen about their experience as tenants, property owners, and community leaders in Detroit who have transformed their home into a safe space for creative freedom and expression...
Ashley Cook
August 25, 2025
Ghanaian American author Esinam Bediako has been honored for her debut novel Blood on the Brain, set to launch in September of 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. Born and raised in Metro-Detroit, Bediako’s story of a young woman, Akosua, who is also a Ghanaian American from Detroit, highlights challenges of growing into adulthood in the United States...
An interview with Esinam Bediako
September 9, 2024
Delray Beyond Isolation is the story of the quiet loudness on the margins of total existence and economic chaos. A story that speaks of the indestructible spirit and the eternal search for inspiration that facilitates survival...
Karpov
November 6, 2023
The suburbs of River Rouge are situated between the Marathon oil refinery and the highly industrialized Zug Island located on the Detroit River; this makes the area one of the most polluted zip codes in the country...
Samuel Gulliver
November 21, 2022