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  • Latest episode: “Built for the Ride: Tiffany Gunter’s Detroit Transit Story”
  • Latest episode: “The Black Church is Still the Healing Balm for our Community, Dr. Charles Williams”
  • Latest episode: “Global Swagger of the Motor City, Drake Phifer talks Detroit Diaspora 2026”

Independent films from Detroit have taken the industry by storm. The narratives of street life are being captured in live-action with the minds of Detroit’s historic Hip-hop scene at the helm. Filmmaker Kwende “Steet Lord Rook” Ried, joined Detroit is Different to talk about his new feature ‘Chedda Boys’ premiering next Friday, June 24 at Bel Air Luxury Cinema (tickets on Eventbrite). We talk about the work of producing, directing, writing, and casting films. Rook shares his vision of reaching higher and higher goals. 

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