Michigan native and bestselling author Ruta Sepetys joins One Detroit to discuss her new novel, “A Fortune of Sand.” It’s a historical drama set in Detroit during the city’s 1920s boom.
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A look at the upcoming Museum of Detroit Electronic Music | One Detroit
One Detroit contributor and American Black Journal host Stephen Henderson sits down with the museum’s founder and executive director, Adriel Thornton, to talk about how techno was created by a group of African American teenagers in Detroit and how it has become its own musical genre that is popular around the world.
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‘Celebrate together’: DSO and Southwest Detroit unite for Clark Park Festival
Clark Park Arts Festival brings the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, local artists, and culture together in Southwest Detroit.
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Author Desiree Cooper on her new book, ‘Black Summers: Growing up in the Urban Outdoors’ | American Black Journal
Host Stephen Henderson catches up with award-winning author and journalist Desiree Cooper to talk about her new book titled, “Black Summers: Growing up in the Urban Outdoors.”
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Filmmaker pays tribute to long-closed LGBTQ space with ‘Heaven in Detroit’
More than 30 years after Club Heaven closed its doors, Chris “Inpaq” Sutton directed and co-wrote “Heaven in Detroit: A Sanctuary of Sound.”
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A summer of art: Check out these exhibits at Detroit’s cultural institutions
The offerings at MOCAD are part of a full slate of shows at Detroit’s cultural institutions in Midtown this summer.
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Juneteenth in the D: Where to celebrate the legacy of freedom
The Juneteenth Jubilee will bring residents, business owners, artists and community leaders together on June 19-20 for an event focused on honoring the past while investing in the future.
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Detroit City Council approves early curfew for 2026 Ford Fireworks
Last year, 156 juveniles were cited for violating the curfew in addition to 126 parents, according to Detroit police.
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Historic Jackson Home opens at The Henry Ford in Dearborn
The Jackson Home — the former house of Dr. Sullivan Jackson, a dentist, and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, an educator — opens inside Greenfield Village June 12.
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Celebrating Juneteenth at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History | American Black Journal
Host Stephen Henderson sits down with Neil Barclay, President & CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, to talk about this year’s Juneteenth celebration at the museum.