Spying on the Queen of Soul
For 40 years, the FBI surveilled Aretha Franklin and other Black ‘radicals.’ We got the recently declassified files.
By Jenn Dize and Afeni Evans
Vol. 43, No. 6
Four more coups
By Clay Jones
Detroit neighborhood in court to hold industrial polluter accountable
Residents of River Rouge want the court to stop a DTE Energy subsidiary from emitting sulfur dioxide and other toxic substances from its Aug Island plant
By Mark Richardson, Michigan News Connection
Prosecutor won’t charge Detroit cops who shot Porter Burks 19 times
Burks was experiencing a mental health crisis when he lunged at police with a knife
By Steve Neavling
The Detroit Pistons are giving away winter coats and accessories to Detroit school students
The giveaway is the ‘tipoff’ event for the Pistons’ annual Season of Giving
By Alex Washington
Warming shelters open in Detroit as homelessness rises
The city opened three warming centers for residents seeking to escape the cold
R.I.P. Debra Walker, a Corktown activist and poet
The longtime community booster died last week at 69
By Lee DeVito
Column: There is hope in the fight against homelessness
We don’t have to send vulnerable people back into the trauma of homelessness
By Julie Cassidy, Michigan Advance
Two communities find a cure for medical debt: pandemic stimulus funds
Roughly 14% of Michiganders have medical debt
By Casey Quinlan, Michigan Advance
QAnon adherent from Michigan charged with threatening to kill a congressman and FBI director
He claimed a congressman, the FBI, CIA, actor Tom Cruise, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk were involved in a child slave rape ring
Students, parents seek class-action lawsuit status against Oxford schools following mass shooting
If approved, the lawsuit would represent all students at the district’s schools
Reason prevails as Michigan canvassers certify statewide election amid false claims of fraud
The vote delivers a final blow to the far right’s last-ditch efforts to overturn the election
The blithering idiot
By Tom Tomorrow
The Lip Bar taps gospel singer Kierra Sheard-Kelly for a collection of her favorite things
The limited-edition kit is available online and at TLB’s flagship Detroit store
Southwest Holiday Fest features music, theater, food, traditional punch, and more
Stroll down the Bagley/Vernor Corridor in Southwest Detroit for a variety of activities
Arboretum Detroit is building a forest and ‘green loop’ of nature spots in Poletown East
Don’t underestimate the power of green space
By Randiah Camille Green
The Schvitz owners are planning another wellness project inside a Romanian Catholic church
Lynch and Sons Healing Center will offer alternative grief counseling with guided meditation, movement therapy, and yoga
Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical ‘The Fabelmans’ reframes an early love of film
By George Elkind
Detroit’s Menjos hosting benefit concert for Club Q following horrific shooting
And please, spare us your thoughts and prayers
Free Will Astrology (Nov. 23-29)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Sheetz convenience stores are coming to Detroit
It’s the first time the chain has expanded into a new state in nearly 20 years
Black Coffee Cafe is the North End’s newest coffee shop. Well, sort of.
Formerly known as Kenilworth Cafe, the Black-owned shop reopened with a better name
Melvindale’s Fredi The PizzaMan lives up to the hype
The small pizzeria was praised by Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy
By Tom Perkins
Detroit’s Noel Night announces 2022 musical lineup
The bill includes Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Shara Nova of My Brightest Diamond, Frontier Ruckus, Thornetta Davis, and more
Metallica announces two Detroit shows in 2023
The band promises both nights will have completely different set lists
Jazz bassist Rodney Whitaker stays busy with upcoming gigs at Cliff Bell’s
‘I’m a musician above everything else’
By Jim McFarlin
Detroit jazz musician and activist Allen Dennard preps debut album
Plus, more local music news
By Broccoli and Joe Zimmer
Catching up with Dark Capricorn Rising Lead Guitarist and Producer Rick Young
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Quality Roots Partners with Share Detroit for Annual Giving Green Drive
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Program aims to help Michigan military vets with free pot
The Veteran Compassion Care program plans to use the state’s cannabis surplus to treat PTSD
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