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Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Karriem Riggins
The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation selected Detroit jazz drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins as the 2023 Rocket Mortgage artist-in-residence. The renowned drummer has spent the summer participating in educational and community activities leading up to his performances at the festival. Watch a performance by Riggins, recorded earlier this year at the festival’s official preview event.
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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

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A special report on the restoration of Malcolm X’s former home in Inkster, Michigan.