The Black History Month event focuses on the role of food in the fight for Black liberation.
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Famed Motown songwriter Barrett Strong was prolific artist, father figure
Strong, a 2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, was one of the first artists to sign to Motown Records when the company formed in 1959.
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Anthology from Room Project shows diversity of Detroit’s literary scene
Two in-person readings of “Room Object,” a new collection of poems and essays primarily from writers of color, will take place in February.
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Detroit gallery to honor native artist John Sims with mural, poetry event
Irwin House will celebrate the legacy of the artist known for his multimedia works at a Feb. 13 event on what would have been his 55th birthday.
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‘The Candidly Speaking’ celebrates Black culture with greeting cards
LaToya Simpson noticed as a teenager that few cards on store shelves truly spoke to the Black community.
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Iraqi poet in metro Detroit pens novel on ISIS captives
Author Dunya Mikhail appeared in Detroit’s New Center this month to read from “The Bird Tattoo,” her new book about the multi-decade journey of a woman sold into sex slavery.
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Several Detroit art organizations sharing in $500,000 boost
Neighborhood and community-based arts organizations across Southeast Michigan received funding as part of a Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation program to support their work.
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Where’s the love for Hart Plaza? Detroit reimagines a riverfront icon
The city’s $18 million agenda looks to repair, revive and rekindle the love for the 14-acre riverfront park.
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Detroit native Jemele Hill talks struggles, gratitude during book tour stop
Hill, a Mumford High School graduate and former ESPN reporter, writes about growing up in poverty, addiction in her family and her high-profile departure from the television network.
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Detroit jazz legacy on display with museum exhibit of national greats
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is showcasing Detroit’s jazz greats alongside a national exhibit of artists from across the country.