Michigan’s new poet laureate, Nandi Comer, and recent Whiting Award winner, Tommye, got their start together two decades back at poetry workshop.
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Detroit Food Academy gives youth more than just cooking skills
The program also consists of workshops and field trips on topics like food safety, financial literacy, communication and professionalism.
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Karriem Riggins to bring ‘boundary-less’ music to Detroit Jazz Festival
The artist-in-residence for the Detroit Jazz Festival will play multiple performances during the Sept. 1-4 festival downtown.
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Detroit selects 25 artists for 2023 City Walls mural program
A second round of artist selections will open next month, with awards being granted in July. In total, more than $500,000 will go toward artist murals across the city this summer.
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Thornetta Davis, Dave McMurray to headline Jazzin’ at the Vanity festival
The free, two-day jazz and blues festival will run June 10-11 and the full lineup of artists are from Detroit.
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New Argentinian restaurant to open on Dennis Archer Greenway
Empacho will soon offer street style Argentinian food at a remodeled space off Jefferson.
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New metro Detroit design collective to debut fashions at Italian trade show
Detroitissimi, a collective that includes Detroit Denim Company, Deviate, K. Walker Collective, B. May Bags and Boswell, will debut designs this summer at Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy.
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Chi Fan Le food pop-up quickly making a name for itself
New food business features homestyle Chinese dishes inspired by the owner’s lineage.
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Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre unveils 2023 summer concert lineup
The season kicks off June 7 with jazz band Incognito and saxophonist Mike Phillips. Other artists coming throughout the summer include Anthony Hamilton, Boney James, Maxwell and Lalah Hathaway.
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American Black Journal – Urban Consulate, Violinist Regina Carter, Human rights activist Randall Robinson
Urban Consulate, a network that brings people together to share ideas on building just and equitable communities, is launching a collection of videos, titled “Urban Consulate: In Session,” featuring African American changemakers who offer knowledge in their respective fields of expertise.