Having the African World Festival on the same weekend as Concert of Colors wasn’t intentional, but it’s easy to go between both.
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One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: July 11, 2025 | One Detroit
Summer festivals are continuing around metro Detroit this weekend with the Uncle Sam Jam in Woodhaven and the Michigan Celtic Festival in Saline.
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Culture Canvas: Third time is a charm for Kresge-winning Detroit poet
She applied three times for the prestigious Kresge Artist Award. Now Brittany Rogers is the recipient of a $50,000 fellowship.
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After a 30-year hiatus, Inkster dance group lands on ‘America’s Got Talent’
The Funkateers made their name in the ’80s on local shows like “The Scene.” Now they’re in the national spotlight with stars like Simon Cowell and Terry Crews.
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Eight ways to spend Fourth of July weekend around metro Detroit | One Detroit
Celebrate Fourth of July around metro Detroit this weekend with Clawson’s Fourth of July, a parade in Milford and the Folds of Honor Firecracker 5K in Ann Arbor.
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Oral history project preserves the legacy of Detroit women in jazz | One Detroit
One Detroit contributor Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ sat down with Johnson at Aretha’s Jazz Café to talk about the women who shaped Detroit’s jazz scene and how their stories are being preserved.
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One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: June 27, 2025 | One Detroit
Summer festivals are in full swing this weekend with the Trenton Summer Festival, FrankenFest and the Livonia Spree.
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Rouge Park celebrates 100-year anniversary with weekend festival
The largest park in Detroit has experienced some ups and downs, but this weekend marks a centennial amidst a flurry of new activity.
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GhostLight Arts Initiative honors two Black arts trailblazers at inaugural GhostLight Gala | American Black Journal
The GhostLight Arts Initiative hosts its inaugural GhostLight Gala, spotlighting two trailblazers in Black arts and culture.
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Black Artists Archive preserves and celebrates the legacy of artists in the Midwest | American Black Journal
A new organization is working to safeguard the artistic legacies of Detroit’s Black artists while empowering the next generation of curators and creators.