Tiny Desk Contest
It's time to crank up the amps, warm up the drum machines, dust off the sax (or whatever your instrument...
Pothole Damage Could Mean Money in Your Pocket
Editor's Note: This is a companion piece to a larger story about ways potholes are being addressed in the region....
The Progressive Underground Show 251 feat. DABRYE
Ghostly International On tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews producer/DJ/beatmaker Tadd Mullinex aka DABRYE who discusses...
MSU Faculty Vote of No Confidence or Vote of No Consequence?
Cheyna Roth/MPRN The fallout at Michigan State University continues in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. The...
Former FEMA Chief Talks Disaster Response After Mass Shootings
fbi.gov In the wake of last week’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, we hear a lot of the same...
Stabenow: Trump’s Spending Plan “Absurd on it’s Face”
Jake Neher/WDET Last week President Donald Trump unveiled his budget priorities -- and one of the more startling proposals was...
New Book Explores First African Americans to Escape Slavery, Become Millionaires
Shomari Walls/Harper Collins One in seven white families in the United States are now millionaires. For black families, it's one...
Sam’s Jams: Words and music with Detroit artist Xavier Jack
Sam Beaubien is WDET’s Creative Director and longtime bandleader for the Detroit funk + soul group Will Sessions. He’s been playing music for...
The Cultural Significance of Black Panther
Courtesy of Candice Fortman Black Panther, the latest in the Marvel superhero universe finally hit movie theaters this week. The...
Meeting Halfway: 2018 Bridge Walk to Start at Both Ends
For years, people who wanted to walk the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day could board a bus in Mackinaw City...
Congress Weighs Mandate that Universities Proove they Review Sex Abuse Complaints
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan’s U.S. Senators are proposing that the federal government require university leaders to personally examine reports of sexual...
Redlining Laws Aren’t Making Much Of A Difference in Detroit
Detroit Journalism Cooperative In the coming week, the investigative journalism program Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Research and PRX, will...