Tia Graham

5 days ago | wdet.org | Tia Graham |Robyn Vincent |Nadia Zyiad

The Detroit Institute of Arts is a world-renowned museum. But, but how many pieces in its collection are made by a Detroiter? Tiff Massey’s “Baby Bling” will soon be acquired by the DIA. Salvador Salort-Pons, the museum’s Director, told the Metro that the DIA is acquiring “Baby Bling” from Massey and adding it to the museum’s permanent collection.

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Robyn Vincent |Tia Graham

Ember LaFiamma is part of the future Detroit promised. She grew up in the city surrounded by the sound — techno, house, ghetto tech— without knowing what the world called it by name. Later, she learned that the music that shaped her was born right here. Her journey deepened at the Underground Music Academy, where she learned to build beats from scratch and sharpened her skills as a DJ and producer. There, she began to truly understand the legacy — and the labor — behind the sound.

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Tia Graham |Sam Corey |Lauren Myers

Many arts organizations are in a vulnerable position right now. That’s in part because the Trump administration has started canceling National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants and has called for the elimination of the agency. That means something to tons of organizations here in Michigan. In 2024, the NEA granted more than $3 million to arts organizations in the state.

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Lauren Myers |Robyn Vincent |Sam Corey |Tia Graham

Jalen Rose is probably best known for what he’s done on the basketball court. He was one of the leaders of the University of Michigan’s Fab Five basketball team in the ’90s, and then went on to play for various teams in the NBA before becoming a broadcaster. But in addition to his many accolades in sports, Rose has been an advocate for educational equity — giving back to the city he grew up and started his career in.

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Nadia Zyiad |Sam Corey |Tia Graham

Movement began in 2000 as a grassroots tribute to Detroit’s role in the birth of techno — a massive event at Hart Plaza, with walls of sound pulsing the music of famous artists from across the globe. Yet it also remains an acknowledgment that Detroit is at the center of it all. The festival has long honored the raw, electrified spirit of the city — where basement beats from the Belleville Three became a global language. Movement isn’t just a party.