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Award-winning jazz bassist Ron Carter celebrates 88th birthday with six-day celebration
Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Ron Carter, a metro Detroit native, is celebrating his 88th birthday with six days of performances April 29-May 4 in New York City. One Detroit contributor Cecelia Sharpe talked with Carter about his musical training, the challenges he faced as a young musician, discovering jazz, and collaborating with notable musicians like Miles Davis and A Tribe Called Quest.
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A Michigan COVID study, “Women of Excellence” recipients, and a tribute to Luther Keith.
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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater stops in Detroit and two women DJs talk about Detroit’s techno music scene
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Celebrating The Wright Museum’s 60th anniversary and Teen HYPE’s play “Two Detroits.”
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A documentary on former NAACP leader Walter White and a discussion about the NAACP’s legacy.
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2025 Kresge Eminent Artist, Carl Craig’s “All Black Vinyl” series and journalist Al Allen.
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A panel discussion on the Great Migration and the 9th annual African American Family Book Expo.
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“Ruby - The Musical,” “Confederates” play and a performance from the Sphinx Competition.
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A look at how Black churches helped Southerners who came North during the Great Migration.
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The National Day of Racial Healing and the 2025 outlook for small businesses in Michigan.
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MLK Day at The Wright Museum, National Day of Racial Healing and a James Baldwin exhibit.
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2024 Year in Review: Current events, arts & culture and “The Black Church in Detroit.”
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“The Black Church in Detroit” series looks at the challenges and opportunities of 2025