Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
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Detroit has a reputation for talent and history. Detroit's culture of art, style and music will all always thrive. But voices outside the arts have shifted the narrative. Chunks of the lineage has been forgotten, and unappreciated. The Red Bull Arts Detroit Slideshow Series gathered John E. Collins and Dimitri Hegemann. To discuss the past, present, and future of techno music; and how the movement affected their hometowns. John and Dimitri were born on two different sides of the world. John bein...
To the pop culture fans of Metro Detroit, an event bigger than the super bowl, or NBA Finals has made an appearance in Novi. 2019 Motor City Comic Con expected to rise to the grandiose shenanigans of the prior twenty nine years. Fans, artist, cosplayers, readers, writers, anybody who survived Thanos's snap poured out to the Suburban Collection Showcase. This is the 30th year the MCCC has been in our region. When the Motor City Comic Con took off, it was being held at the Dearborn Civic Center....
The dancers, and instructors of River Rouge has been working hard all year. The River Rouge Dance Explosion gave everyone a chance to display their moves. The young ladies of the Panther Elites, Royalty "N" Motion and the Ann Visger Dance Troupe put their art on the line for the community to behold. Grace and style was energy of the Dance Explosion. Coach Goodman is a dancer of all styles and it was her goal to have the dancers work out of their comfort zone. Less hip hip dancing, and more...
ecoming a teacher is a valued profession in our society. A group of people who are fueled by nurturing children that don't biologically belong to them. Teachers are the first people we trust outside of our family. Some students even interact with their teachers more than their parents. Eula Grooms is a part of this elite group. She picked up her first job at twelve at a catering company. Through high school Eula stayed busy. Shop classes, working, and her studies took the majority of her time....
It's always been difficult for civilians to gain a clear understanding of the Vietnam war. American involvement surly transitioned our countries timeline. American view of the government shifted, as well as the economy, voting age changed, and the end to the draft system. No soldier returned home the same man or woman that left. Others didn't make it home. They have witnessed horrible things, and faced earth shattering decisions as a part of the work day. Most Veterans have a hard time sharing...
If you ask ten people their definitions of success, you might get ten different responses. Google defines success as "The accomplishment of an aim or purpose." World record holder, Albert "The Exercise Bandit" Harper describes success as motivation, a factor that drives his life in the positive direction. The sixty six year old man has been breaking world records for over thirty years. His world records include forty five push ups on top of a brick with one finger, fifty push ups on top of a pot...
On April 12th Detroit came out in a wide artistic lump to support the Artist Residents of Red Bull Detroit. The Artist Residency program is vital to Red Bull Arts Detroit's commitment to the needs of emerging and established artists. Artists are given the space, time, and resources necessary accomplish their art goals. The time has finally come for Miatta Kawinzi, Tiff Massey, and Patrick Quarm to display to the masses what they've spent their time on. Each artist differ in background, culture,...
October 9th 1931 Seven o'clock in the morning, Tupelo Mississippi Fred Moore Jr Born. Fred is a product of an Alabama raised mother, Elnora and his Mississippi raised Senior. Fred Moore Sr was an educated, hard working man who survived all of the nasty things the south showed him. Racism, discrimination, and even natural disasters. In the 1927 Mississippi Flood he lost a brother; later he lost his parents. Fred Moore Jr lived in Tupelo with his parents and sister Lenora. Soaking as much...
The Slideshow Series is a program Red Bull Arts Detroit has adapted from it's New York counterpart. The series invites artists, and professionals of all forms to present an area of interest or expertise. Hence the name, the program is operated under the old school slideshow presentation format. Dancer, choreographer, and social entrepreneur. John Michael Schert's lecture, Creative Choice Making Embodied, took the audience to school without paper and pencils. The slideshow had no computer, or...
America and Me, is an essay contest held every year by Farm Bureau Insurance Company. The contest is meant to celebrate eighth grade students across the state of Michigan. 2018's subject was "Heroes come in many faces". This year's first place winner was AaKhirah Reid. AaKhirah and her family are natives of River Rouge. Many of her family members have been to school in the district, and she is no different. AaKhirah is currently an 8th grader at Sabbath Middle school. AaKhirah's essay was on...
Three times a year, Red Bull Arts Detroit host an art residency. In which three different artists inhabit the same space to create work for a larger showcase. The Viewfinder Series puts the artists in a panel discussion to introduce themselves, and how their perspective influences the art. Viewfinder Series talks can cover a horizon of topics; the inaugural talk was moderated by scholar-teacher, Michael Stone-Richards to discuss the relationship between identity and place. The topic at hand, is...
Citizens of Southwest Detroit are fed up with the traffic that dangerously speeds up Fort Street everyday. The community gathered on a busy Fort Street to hold host a protest that would build awareness, and demand a solution to the problem. The Michigan Department Of Transportation stated the community could inquire a speed study. But the proof was in the pavement. The demonstration was slated to be silent, but the point was made loud and clear. It was hard . Protesters had to guide elderly...
Rouge celebrated the 4th Annual Belanger Park Music Festival over the weekend. Familiar friendly face Mitch Doig put his camera down to organize the festival. His team spent countless hours of fundraising and planning to get the best out of the community and performers. Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations started off the two day event. The band rocked out to jams that predates myself, but that didn't stop old and young folks alike from enjoying the vibe. Saturday night welcomed Coretta...
Jayila Washington walked across the stage of River Rouge High School in 2012. The years have been kind and the work has been harder for Ms. Washington. In 2018 the city girl earned her Bachelor's Degree from Harris–Stowe State University in St. Louis Missouri. Jayila left home on a mission to return a better, more matured version of herself. She learned lessons along the way that weren't exclusive to a classroom. Life defining moments that she had to overcome alone, due to the her family s...
This Summer has been an interesting one to say the least. The freeways are constantly clogged with construction, potholes are still fighting strong, and it's been historically hot. Not to mention Lebron James is now a LA Laker. Summer 2018 has brought us two more surprises, straight from the city of Ecorse Michigan. Mayor Lamar Tidwell, and his team are welcoming back the Riverfront Fireworks Show and Family Movie Nights in the Park. The first movie night will be July 6th. A company donated the...
An Unkindness of Ghost is the debut novel from author Rivers Solomon. Released by Akashic books October of 2017. An Unkindness of Ghost was a finalist for the 2018 Locus Award for First Novel, winner of the CLMP Firecracker Award in fiction, the novel has just as many accolades as a hand could hold fingers. The HSS Matilda is a ship that's floating through the cosmos for years on a quest for God's holy land. No matter how noble the journey may seem, the bowels of Matilda are ran with hatred and...
Seduced By The General is another title in the long list of Detroit author India T. Norfleet. Norfleet is a writer of romance and erotica where her stories are very distinctive from others in the genre. Her fans know her for in-depth characters that drive intricate, intimate, and relatable storylines. Brandie Harris is her tale's leading lady. A beautiful, successful, and charismatic black woman that's living her best life. All the charm and eminence doesn't stop Ms. Harris from being burned by...
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Daizy Doodles Megan White has big dreams, she plans on using her God given artistic talents to make them a reality. White has aspirations of becoming a queen cartoonist and master of the craft. Surpassing the beautiful struggle phase of her career is her working priority. Megan goes under the pen name of Daizy Doodles. The moniker has many dimensions. A name Megan shares with her Grandmother, and character from a popular comic strip Megan is crafting. Daizy tackles interracial d...
Come one come all, prepare yourselves for the 2018 Michigan Comic Con. The Michigan Comic Con is a comic convention hosted by Imaginarium, and advertising and event production powerhouse. Imaginarium also hosts the Comic Cons in Tampa Bay, Indiana, San Francisco, and Atlanta. 2018 will be Michigan's debut show. Celebrities and fans alike will come out to Cobo Center to have some fun. If you have a thing for comics, anime, manga, cartoons, art or cosplay the Michigan Comic Con will be the...
Larry B. Scott is an American screen actor that's been on set for many moons. He debuted in the 1978 film, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich. Staring with Cicely Tyson in the role of a troubled teen. He's been in over sixty titles and counting. But got his big break with the 1984 cult classic, Revenge of the Nerds. Taking on the role as Lamar Latrell, an openly gay fraternity member. Scott scored a role in the sequel, and played in the 1980's films Space Camp and Fear of a Black Hat. This humb...
River Rouge welcomes Sugar to the Jefferson strip. Sugar is a coffee and donut shop owned by Stewart Fox and operated by his family. Sugar offers fresh donuts, coffee and apparel. The shop sold out of donuts by 9am on opening day. River Rouge Mayor Michael Bowdler, City Commissioners Mark Pruneau, Percy Pierce, Dan Cooney,. Fire Chief Rob Cruise all show support at the ribbon cutting ceremony....
Two time Olympic Gold Medalist and Unified Women's Super-Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields. Visited Detroit's Downtown Boxing Gym to talk to the media and youth. Shields want to become a real and relatable Figure to the children. "It's hard to be positive when your surrounded by negativity." Says the champion boxer. Shields will attempt to become a two-division world champion when she faces unified women's 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World...
Google defines wealth as an abundance of valuable possessions or money. In my own terms, generational wealth is the act of taking said valuable possessions and passing it down through the bloodline. Ensuring security for yourself, your children, and their children's children. Cultivating Minds To Own Thyself, puts a new lens on the phrase valuable assets. Cleveland award winning author, poet and public speaker, Jameel Davis doesn't describe wealth as a paycheck. But as a clean, healthy, and...
Steven Malik Shelton is a simple man. But heaps of issues, concepts, and theories keep him going. Marriage, fatherhood, writing, and even Martial Arts are just a few things that keep Shelton's blood flowing. Shelton was born in Chicago and raised all over the nation. Living in California during the Rodney King riots, and Detroit and Chicago during the peaks of violence and police brutality. He's had the privilege of experiencing first hand, the injustices offered on the prominent sides of...
Normally, what stories are told out of the city of Detroit? Action, suspense, and crime normally cross my eyes when browsing local bookstores. The Empress' New Hair is something that defies the norm. Detroit native, author, and librarian Stephanie Fazekas Hardy created the first fairy tale that takes place in the city. Stephanie goes by the pen name SF Hardy. Empress Zaina Niara of Detroit is confused. Her highness doesn't know what to do with her hair. How can an empress rule an entire empire...
