Tag: Detroit

Grant Hill, Chris Webber Involved In Detroit Ownership Group Trying To Bring WNBA Team To The City

The WNBA is expanding and several cities are putting in bids to have a team in their city, a Detroit investment group has recently announced that they are attempting to bring a WNBA team back to the Michigan town. Among the investors in the Detroit collective group that is being led by Detroit Pistons owner,… Continue reading Grant Hill, Chris Webber Involved In Detroit Ownership Group Trying To Bring WNBA Team To The City

Aretha Franklin’s Old Detroit Home Restored After $2M Investment

In March 1994, Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin purchased a 5,623-square-foot home in Detroit. The Rose Estate was her second home, while her primary residence was located in Bloomfield Hills. As the singer got older and her health declined, the property did as well. After Franklin died in 2018, her estate sold the home for… Continue reading Aretha Franklin’s Old Detroit Home Restored After $2M Investment

Inaugural Detroit IMPACT Arts Conference Announces Dominique Morisseau As Keynote Speaker

DETROIT NATIVE AND TONY AWARD NOMINEE, DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU  ANNOUNCED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER  FOR INAUGURAL DETROIT IMPACT ARTS CONFERENCE THE 3 DAY CONFERENCE PRECEDES THE 4TH ANNUAL OBSIDIAN THEATRE FESTIVAL, JUNE 24-26 Free Registration is available for the in person conference Visit ghostlight.art/impact for the full panelist and workshop line-up     Detroit, MI – June 20,… Continue reading Inaugural Detroit IMPACT Arts Conference Announces Dominique Morisseau As Keynote Speaker

First All-Black-Led Sports Rap Station In The Country Debuts In Detroit

An all-Black-led sports rap radio station has just launched in the city of Detroit. According to CBS News, Rob Parker, a former sports anchor from Detroit, launched Sports Rap Radio on AM 1270 on June 4. It is the first and only Black-owned radio station featuring all Black hosts in the country. “[This is] history-making,”… Continue reading First All-Black-Led Sports Rap Station In The Country Debuts In Detroit

Detroit Chef And Restaurant Owner Max Hardy Dead At 40

The state of Michigan is in mourning as one of its chefs, Max Hardy has suddenly died at the age of 40. According to MLive, the Detroit native passed away on March 4. His cause of death was not immediately revealed. 🧵The DRLA has lost one of its founding members, Detroit’s culinary scene lost an… Continue reading Detroit Chef And Restaurant Owner Max Hardy Dead At 40

Russell Westbrook Appears at Pensole Lewis College to Join Students Who Designed New Lounge

Russell Westbrook was a featured speaker at the first and only HBCU (Historically Black College or University solely dedicated to design, Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design. The school, located in Detroit, unveiled the Pepsi x Frito-Lay Refresh and Relax Lounge on Sept. 21, 2023, which was designed by students who are currently enrolled in… Continue reading Russell Westbrook Appears at Pensole Lewis College to Join Students Who Designed New Lounge

Motown Records Announces Official Soundtrack for ‘Detroit’

MOTOWN TO RELEASE DETROIT THE SOUNDTRACK MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE FILM DETROIT FEATURING AN ORIGINAL SONG BY THE ROOTS FILM OPENS IN THEATERS AUGUST 4, 2017 June 29, 2017 — LOS ANGELES – Motown Records announces the DETROIT Official Soundtrack music from and inspired by DETROIT coming this July, 2017. The record features original architects of the… Continue reading Motown Records Announces Official Soundtrack for ‘Detroit’

Boldy James – House of Blues

The Mass Appeal Signee Expands His Sound, Delves Into His Past on His First Full-Length Project Since 2015     Critical Praise:   “…he’s a rapper for whom content is style, whose subtle poetic gifts are dependent on the seeming veracity of the concrete heart of the stories he tells.” – Pitchfork   The Album:   Known… Continue reading Boldy James – House of Blues

Boldy James – Do It

Emerging from the shadows after nearly two years with The Art of Rock Climbing, Detroit rapper Boldy James releases the moody visual for “Do It,” directed by Gerard Victor (Fabolous, Royce Da 5’9″, Wiz Khalifa). “Do It” follows a boxer through her training, roaming around in a frosty Michigan winter, throwing quick jabs and fierce… Continue reading Boldy James – Do It

Exit mobile version