In 1973, Ray Gray was a talented young artist and athlete in Detroit, but one night he was caught up in a murder that many people say he had no part in.
Following the deaths of two Detroit artists last year, WDET's Ryan Patrick Hooper explores how the local creative community grieves — and creates new artwork to fill the void of loss.
"Striped: The Story of The White Stripes" contains documentary-style stories from the folks who witnessed the bands blow up, breakup and everything in between.
“Even though this particular site has gotten a lot of attention… residents still don’t know what’s going on, and if residents don’t know what’s going on, that means that they don’t know how to take action.”