Detroit Evening Report: Hundreds in Michigan protest against ICE
Hundreds of people across Michigan protested against Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend after an ICE agent shot a woman to...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is the Civic Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Documenters program to increase civic engagement. Rahman graduated from Wayne State University, where she was a part of the Journalism Institute of Media Diversity. Rahman started as an intern at WDET in 2010. She participated in the Feet in Two Worlds food journalism fellowship with WDET's Detroit Storymakers project in 2018.
Rahman is a Bangladeshi American who was raised in Metro Detroit. She is passionate about community journalism in the Greater Detroit area. She hopes to give American Muslims and minorities a voice in the press.
Detroit Evening Report: Councilmember Santiago-Romero seeks to limit ICE activity in Detroit
Detroit Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero hopes to ban or limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE agents access in the city. This follows...
Uncommitted movement co-founder Abbas Alawieh runs for District 2 state senator
Abbas Alawieh is running for state senator in District 2. The newly drawn district includes Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and parts of...
New children’s book series ‘Muslim Mavericks’ highlights Muslims around the world
The Muslim Mavericks is a new children’s nonfiction biography book series highlighting the contributions of Muslims across the world.The first...
Detroit Evening Report: Revisiting scent docent Terees Western, events and more
Over the holidays, we’re sharing some of the stories Detroit Evening Report hosts produced for the radio this year. Today we...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn receives firearm safety grant
Dearborn’s Department of Public Health has been awarded a $101,000 grant to advance firearm safety. The Michigan Department of Health...
AARP: Here’s why loneliness increased in adults 45-59 years old
A recent study by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) found that 46% of adults aged 45 to 59...
Detroit Evening Report: Abbas Alawieh runs for District 2 state senator
Arab American candidate Abbas Alawieh has announced that he’s running to become the next state senator in District 2. The newly drawn district includes...
Muslim mental health care centers emerge in mosques to better serve communities facing barriers
Seeking mental health care is complicated for many American Muslims due to cultural expectations and stigma. Oftentimes, Muslims believe troubling...
Detroit Evening Report: Opioid settlement to fund addiction recovery in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services plans to invest $38 million in housing support for Michigan residents recovering...
VERDAD disinformation monitoring AI tool receives grant to expand services
Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights received a $350,000 grant to expand a disinformation...
Michigan now has more than 1,000 registered doulas
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says there are now over 1,000 registered doulas in Michigan.Dawn Shanafelt is...