Micah Walker catches up with queer typographer Mark Addison Smith. His exhibition, “You Look Like the Right Type,” is on display through Friday at the College for Creative Studies’ Valade Family Gallery in New Center.
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Honoring an unsung hero in Michigan’s Civil War fight
William Dollarson was a formerly enslaved person who escaped from bondage and became a conductor for the Underground Railroad in Detroit.
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Dances of the diaspora: Detroiter hosting African Dance conference
The TéMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture is gearing up for its fourth annual Convening for Dance and Culture Conference this weekend.
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A Detroit actor’s ‘juicy’ lead role
Micah Walker has an interview with the star of the Detroit production of the Pulitzer-winning play “Fat Ham,” the latest arts and culture headlines and weekend festivities.
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Detroit native’s first solo art exhibit celebrates cultural expression
LaKela Brown’s “From Scratch: Seeding Adornment” is on display at the Museum of Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit through Oct. 20.
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Michigan’s only HBCU honors a hip-hop fashion trendsetter
The Walker’s Apparel Design Stu/deo, named after longtime fashion icon April Walker, was unveiled during the fifth annual Black Footwear Forum at Pensole Lewis College of Business in Detroit.
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A celebration of Black cinema in Detroit
What to expect at the Detroit Black Film Festival, updates on the Life Remodeled east side community hub, weekend events and more.
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The future of Hitsville U.S.A.
Micah Walker has an update on the Motown Museum expansion project, the latest arts and culture news and upcoming events.
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Honoring a Detroit family’s legacy through art
The show, which is located at the new LOVE building in Core City, is dedicated to the historic Apex Bar, which Childs uncle owned in the 1970s
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Building a hip-hop legacy for Black storytellers in Detroit
The music collective Beats Rhymes Everything Detroit (BRED) is hosting its first Hip-Hop Theatre Festival Saturday at the Hilberry Gateway Theatre at Wayne State University. Organizers are aiming to uplift hip-hop culture and elevate its Black storytellers.