Magic Black Box

Black Magic Box

In January of 1987, the two-story masonry structure located at 1515 Broadway Street in downtown Detroit was sold to Punch & Judy Productions. Coleman Young began his fourth term as mayor. The Detroit People Mover lurched into its counterclockwise errand. Earlier in the decade, Detroit reported a rapid decline in population and a first-time majority…

Andrea Kalajian

There is a distinctly Detroit esthetic that grows inside the creative culture in Detroit. There is also an academic aspect to it. When you grow up here, migrate here, you are surrounding yourself with decades of innovators, you have the opportunity to be lectured on the dance floor by the best DJs in the world,…