black history month

History has some difficult things to tell us. This week on the Up North Lowdown, two stories about how we remember, heal, and pass our history on to others.

On Thursday, the choirs of Central High School and West Senior High School in Traverse City will perform a musical work that tells the story of one of American history’s most important figures.

St. Francis High School in Traverse City became integrated in 1967. Maxine Thompson's book, "Lineage: A Memoir" tells her story of moving from Detroit to northern Michigan during a racially charged school year that included the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

No matter where you are, when you say the words "Detroit" and "music," someone's going to exclaim "Motown!" But Detroit's music history is much deeper...

Each February, the libraries in Monroe undergo a transformation. The Black History Month Blues Festival turns these sedate study spaces into concert...