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Arjun Thakkar/WKAR-MSUA thriving African-American neighborhood once stood in Lansing's I-496 corridor. A new documentary called "They Even Took the Dirt" shows what life was like before the highway came to town. -
Detroit Public Library/Burton Historical CollectionThe story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad was recently turned into the biographical film “Harriet”. The film, which chronicles Tubman’s…
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The Underground Railroad was a salvation from unrelenting violence forced upon millions of African-Americans since 1619. A southwest Michigan community… -
In the 1960s, the urban renewal movement swept through scores of American cities. Civic planners saw progress. City residents saw relocation. Between 1963… -
It’s been 65 years since WKAR-TV went on the air as Michigan’s first non-commercial, or as it was known at the time, educational, television station.The… -
A time capsule from 1930 has been discovered during demolition at an elementary school in Tuscola County.The Kingston school district in Michigan's Thumb… -
Fifty years ago today, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles. For many, he seemed on his way to the office that his brother, John Kennedy,… -
There are six student dormitories on West Circle Drive on the MSU campus, and all six are named for notable women in the school’s history.WKAR’s Scott… -
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of American involvement in World War 1. A new exhibition at the MSU Museum reveals how the government promoted the war.… -
On Saturday, Nov. 18, as many as 60,000 people will come to Ford Field in Detroit to celebrate the life of Fr. Solanus Casey. The priest who once lived in… -
After addressing a standing-room only crowd at Michigan State University Thursday evening, the daughter of civil rights icon Malcolm X made a personal… -
Civil War re-enactments are common events for people interested in the history and warfare of that era. Less common are events that bring the…
