NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans Talks Ebbs and Flows of Black Representation in Media

WDET’s Book Club is back for a third year, and this summer’s selection is Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” a formative work...

Our Economy Rewards Billionaires. How Could We Change That?

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the American economy, ravaging small businesses and creating mass unemployment. The current health...

Michigan Makes Mark on Democratic National Convention

It’s a different convention than the smoke-filled rooms of decades past. Speakers are delivering remarks virtually because of the coronavirus....

What Is Herd Immunity and Could It Help Us?

In many ways, the United States has failed to create and implement any kind of cohesive national strategy to try...

Welcome Back? College Students Anxious, Excited About Return to Campus

With summer starting to wind down, many college students are now moving back to campus ahead of the fall semester.  Most...

New Study: Half of Black-Owned Small Businesses Have Closed During The Pandemic

The economic devastation of COVID-19 has been especially concentrated in communities of color. That fact is even clearer now with...

MSU Researchers Say Racial Wage Gap Narrrows in the South, Widens in the North

A new report conducted by Michigan State University economists Charles Ballard and John H. Goddeeris has exposed some surprising and...

Detroit Gun Violence Soars, But Evidence For Cause Is Lacking

Gun violence is soaring in Detroit. Homicides in the city are up more than 30 percent and non-fatal shootings are up...

Journalist Emery King on Race, Trump and Network News

Journalist, news anchor, documentarian and producer Emery King, was born in Gary, Ind. before his career took him to Chicago and...

How a New Amazon Facility in Detroit Aids Their Plans for Retail Domination

It’s been more than 10 years of ongoing negotiations and work to try to get the Michigan State Fairgrounds redeveloped, and...

College Football Cancelations An Opportunity to Treat Athletes Better

One of the most anticipated aspects of this fall was whether college athletics and, more specifically, college football, would return...

Royal Oak, Ferndale Seek Ways to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Two cities in Oakland County plan to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. First, they...