Detroit natives The Jones Girls started their career singing backup for Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls and Diana Ross before making it big as a trio. Listen to five essential tracks from the group now.

On Episode 013 of Between Takes, Amp Fiddler discusses being a session musician in the early 1990s, playing with everyone from Prince to Seal.

How do we talk politics with someone in our family who doesn't agree with us without it turning into an argument? Dr. David Campt is a specialist on the topic and advocates for curiosity in conversation to ease the tension.

Internationally-renowned songbird Diviniti was raised on R&B, jazz, soul and house music. Listen to five essential tracks now.

Listen to five essential tracks from soulful, funky trumpeter Tom Browne.

In Episode 012 of Between Takes, Dennis Coffey talks about working with Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

More than a dozen neglected Shih Tzus were found abandoned last week in Brightmoor. Support their recuperation, facilitated by local rescue Rebel Dogs Detroit.

Nikki Giovanni's latest collection, "Make Me Rain," delivers a soul-stirring conversation that confronts social injustices and exalts Black pride.

In Episode 011 of Between Takes, McKinley Jackson talks about his late son, Proof, and hip-hop samples.

Posters on Politics 2020, curated by Donna Jackson, addresses a wide-range perspective on today’s alarming socio-political climate. It is on view at the Gallery of Art at Marygrove.