The Detroiter made her professional directing debut with “Eclipsed,” which runs through May 17. The play is set in Liberia in 2003 during the end of the Second Liberian Civil War.
Arts & Culture
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Friends, mentees remember gospel scholar Deborah Smith Pollard
The award-winning professor, Detroit radio host and gospel historian died on Sunday, April 12.
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Detroit educator’s afterschool initiatives help celebrate, inspire city’s youth
The educator takes on multiple projects when he’s not working as a counselor, including afterschool programs for Black boys and men and a documentary on two Detroit students.
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A conversation with Tyree Guyton, the Detroit-born artist known for creating The Heidelberg Project | One Detroit
One Detroit contributor Stephen Henderson, host of American Black Journal, speaks with the 2026 Kresge Eminent Artist Tyree Guyton and his manager, Jenenne Whitfield, about receiving metro Detroit’s highest arts honor.
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2026 Jazz Fest Artist-in-Residence Joe Lovano visits Wayne State, offers a preview of the Labor Day weekend event | One Detroit
During his visit, One Detroit contributor John Penney of 90.9 WRCJ sat down with Lovano to discuss his journey as a musician, his connection to the city and what inspires his music.
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Arthur Horwitz: The memoir of a second-generation Holocaust survivor | One Detroit
One Detroit speaks to Horwitz about the origins and mission of “Dual Identities.”
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John Pizzarelli returns to Detroit in April for Cabaret 313 | One Detroit
Contributor Linda Yohn of 90.9 WRCJ spoke with Pizzarelli about following in his father’s musical footsteps, his new album, and his upcoming concert with Cabaret 313.
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Exhibits at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, Ferndale gallery show the diversity of ceramics
Detroit artist Austen Brantley’s exhibit at M Contemporary Art in Ferndale runs until April 11, while the CCS exhibit, “Echoes: Alumni Voices in Clay,” is running until April 18.
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‘Lion King’ actor reflects on Mufasa role as musical wraps up its run in Detroit
David D’Lancy Wilson has been performing as Mufasa since joining the American tour cast in November.
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Final sale: After serving generations, Detroit icon Dittrich Furs nears the end
As one of Detroit’s oldest businesses, Dittrich Furs has become embedded in the city’s culture, especially its Black culture.