Cuban Chamber of Commerce Opens Office in Michigan, Looks to Capture Potential $5.9 Billion in Trade
Cuban Chamber of Commerce The Cuban Chamber of Commerce is opening an office in Oakland County. The chamber is a...
Month: June 2015
Feds Award Detroit Funding for Youth Job Program
The Obama Administration is awarding Detroit $5 million to help provide job opportunities for young people in the city. The...
M-50 Over River Raisin Closed Due to Flood
The M-50 bridge over the River Raisin in Dundee is closed because of flooding. Water levels rose quickly and covered...
Rouge Park Fights Reputation for Crime with More Police, New Investment
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Parks are supposed to be places for fun and comfort. But in Detroit, some parks have gained a...
State of Michigan Wins SCOTUS Case over EPA Mercury Rule, ‘Inevitable Delayed’ Says Expert [Document]
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal air emissions rule that was challenged by the state of Michigan. On Monday,...
The History of Violence Against Black Churches
Stephen Henderson sits down with Kadida Williams, associate professor of African American history at Wayne State University, and Danielle McGuire,...
Should the Death Penalty be Outlawed?
Stephen Henderson talks with Austin Sarat, professor jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, about the death penalty. Sarat is...
Tech Town Detroit is Accepting Applications for Entrepreneur Boot Camp
Nemo/ Public Domain Tech Town Detroit’s fourth “Retail Boot Camp” is accepting applications until the end of July. The camp...
DPD is Undeterred by Lack of Community Help in Weekend Shootings
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Police Chief James Craig says when it comes to violent crimes, witnesses refusing to talk to...
Detroit’s Bankruptcy Judge Advising Puerto Rico
Officials in Puerto Rico are hearing from Detroit’s former bankruptcy judge about how Chapter 9 works and how it allowed...
What Does the Country Look Like After Marriage Equality?
Courtney Hurtt/ WDET Stephen Henderson: So — three days after the landmark Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage — what does equality...
Bearing Witness: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story Comes to Life Through “The Memory Project” [Video]
“Sometimes when you tell a story through one person… it brings the viewer into the history in another way.” Roz...
