Detroit’s Major Museums To Reopen on July 10th
Detroit’s major museums have announced plans to re-open their doors to patrons on Friday, July 10th. The Detroit Institute of...
Detroit’s Major Museums To Reopen on July 10th
Detroit’s major museums have announced plans to re-open their doors to patrons on Friday, July 10th. The Detroit Institute of...
WDET’s Third Summer Book Club: Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”
For the third year, 101.9 WDET will host a book club on the radio, online and on Facebook. This year,...
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson: Ensuring Absentee Voting Smart, Safe Measure
Video emerged from Kentucky’s primary election this week, showing voters pounding on the locked doors of the only polling location...
Parents Going Back to Work After Pandemic Peak Struggle to Find Child Care
The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on the nation's child care system. Many providers had to close due to...
“Black Lives Matter” At A Church In Gentrifying Corktown Neighborhood
On the corner of Michigan and Trumbull in the city’s Corktown neighborhood, St. Peter's Episcopal Church is practicing “radical hospitality.”...
Michigan Officials Ready Vehicle Owners For New Auto Insurance Law
Since the 1970s, all drivers in Michigan have been required to pay for unlimited medical coverage on their auto insurance bills....
Michigan Officials Look to Boost Funding For Schools Re-Opening
Republican lawmakers in Lansing have unveiled their plan to re-open school buildings this fall. The plan relies on $1.3 billion...
Family Sues Kalamazoo Foster Facility For Death of Minor, State Pulls Contract
The family of a Black teenager who died while residing at a Kalamazoo juvenile center in May is now suing the...
Detroit Sees Rise In Violence As 29 Shot Over Father’s Day Weekend
More than two dozen Detroiters were shot over Father's Day weekend, according to Detroit police. 29 people were shot over the...
COVID Diaries: A New And Unfamiliar World
101.9 WDET presents "COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience." Through WDET's StoryMakers and in partnership with Documenting Detroit, we've commissioned five documentary...
Former Gubernatorial Candidate Abdul El-Sayed On Policing and Public Health
A number of local governments in Michigan and across the country have declared racism a public health crisis. The move...
During Black Lives Matter Movement, Protest Art Can Be the Needle That Threads Change
Artist Nina Simone said that it is an artists’ duty to reflect the times they live in. This resonates in the current era of socio-political unrest. ...