The Scene: Detroit’s Iconic Dance Show In the late 1970s and 1980s, Detroit's vibrant music and dance culture found a home on the small screen with "The Scene", a locally produced dance show that became a cultural phenomenon. Broadcast on WGPR-TV, the nation's first Black-owned television station, the show captured the pulse of the city's burgeoning dance and music scene, highlighting Detroit's unique style and flavor. Hosted by Nat Morris, affectionately known as "The Scene's General," the show

55 years ago today, Marvin Gaye released “What’s Going On”, a song that didn’t just ask a question, but changed the direction of music forever. The song’s story began with Four Tops member Renaldo “Obie” Benson, inspired after witnessing police violence against anti-Vietnam War protesters in Berkeley. He brought the song to Marvin Gaye, whose brother had just returned from the war and whose cousin had died in it. With lyrics that confronted social unrest and questioned the war itself, the song c