Black Legislative & Community Knowledge

Coachella has revealed its 2027 lineup, featuring Dua Lipa as the festival's first solo British female headliner, performing on Friday nights across both April weekends. She will share top billing with Tame Impala on Saturdays and SZA on Sundays, while Madonna returns to the festival two decades after her original appearance and following a surprise guest spot in 2025. The California desert festival expects over 100,000 daily attendees and includes diverse acts like Diljit Dosanjh, who previously made history as Coachella's first Punjabi-language performer, alongside artists such as Phoebe Bridgers, Zara Larsson, and various UK performers. This announcement follows recent discussions about Charli XCX's 2025 main stage performance, where she notably wore a sash reading "Miss Should Be Headliner" after not receiving top billing.

Detroit's City Council selected five distinguished residents to receive honorary street signs after public hearings and multiple voting rounds. The honorees include radio pioneer Martha Jean "The Queen" Steinberg, community leader Andrew L. Starks Sr., Emmy-winning actor Ernest Harden Jr., education advocate Tyrone Winfrey Sr., and journalist Luther "Bad Man" Keith. Council members and residents expressed concerns about the current selection process, which creates a bottleneck with numerous deserving nominees competing for only five annual spots. The council is now considering pausing new applications in 2027 to review existing candidates and potentially amend the nomination process to make it more manageable and equitable.