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Emcees Fat Ray (above) and Black Milk have announced a new album, their first since 2008.

Exclusive: Fat Ray dishes to MT on his new album with Black Milk

The Detroit emcee raps about his journey through hip-hop and reflects on his collabs with Dilla, Proof, and Danny Brown

By Kahn Santori Davison

Metro Detroit filmmaker Alan Bernstein has been working on a documentary film about Mad magazine since 2008. Its local premiere is set for Thursday at the Redford Theatre.

Made-in-Detroit ‘Mad’ documentary is no joke

By Rob St. Mary

Image: The last word on the MC5

The last word on the MC5

Image: Detroit police buried evidence, and innocent men paid the price

Detroit police buried evidence, and innocent men paid the price

By Steve Neavling

Mayor Mike Duggan, left, and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy are at odds over a case of disappearing documents.

Illegal document purge in Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office blocks freedom for the wrongfully convicted

By Steve Neavling

The road to recovery: Steve Norris and Paul Shankin of the Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities, a harm reduction support network in Oakland County.

The recovering addict helping to save lives in Oakland County’s overdose crisis

Image: What it was really like inside the University of Michigan’s student protest encampment

What it was really like inside the University of Michigan’s student protest encampment

By Natalia Holtzman

Skilla Baby performing at the Fillmore.

A bad rap: Why so many Detroit hip-hop shows get canceled

By Kahn Santori Davison

Image: Activists call for a review of all cases tied to a Detroit detective who terrorized young men to get false confessions

Activists call for a review of all cases tied to a Detroit detective who terrorized young men to get false confessions

By Steve Neavling

Image: A Detroit detective terrorized young men into making false confessions. Some are still behind bars.

A Detroit detective terrorized young men into making false confessions. Some are still behind bars.

By Steve Neavling

Image: Can Detroit’s Concert of Colors help heal the world?

Can Detroit’s Concert of Colors help heal the world?

Image: Into the Dabiverse

Into the Dabiverse

By M.F. DiBella

A study by the nonprofit Ecology Center found PFAS contamination in the fish in area waterways.

Living with PFAS in metro Detroit

By Nina Ignaczak

New Era Detroit was founded by Isaiah “Zeek” Williams, center, to deter crime in Brightmoor.

How Zeek Williams and New Era Detroit used grassroot methods to rethink community safety

By Kahn Santori Davison

RIP Amp Fiddler, 1958–2023.

Remembering the funky, out-of-this-world life of Detroit’s Amp Fiddler

By Odell Waller

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