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.

ACCESS creates new EXHALE caregiving support program​

The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, or ACCESS, has recently launched a new caregiver respite care program...

Detroit Evening Report: Syrian Americans in Dearborn celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad

Several Syrian Americans gathered in Dearborn on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Subscribe to the Detroit...

Grandparents are most common child care providers in the US, U-M survey finds

The National Poll on Healthy Aging has released new findings about the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren and the link...

Detroit Evening Report: Hundreds trained in Mental Health First Aid through WSU Nursing program

The Wayne State College of Nursing has trained about 600 individuals in Mental Health First Aid protocols through a $1.5...

Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn official praises Narcan vending machine for reduction in opioid deaths

Overdose deaths in Michigan decreased last year by nearly 6%, with 2,826 deaths recorded compared to 2,998 deaths in 2022,...

Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn launches ‘Business Bootcamp’ for women; Detroit gets $1.3M for lead hazard control + more

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover a new "bootcamp" for women entrepreneurs in Dearborn; the death of Michigan State...

Michigan Imam says people should unite for the greater good post elections

Imam Mustapha Elturk is the president of the Islamic Organization of North America in Warren, Michigan. He’s also the co-chair...

Detroit Evening Report: Duggan expected to announce plans for political future this week

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is expected to announce whether he will make another run for the city’s top job this...

Detroit Evening Report: State designates record number of schools as ‘HEARTSafe’

Several organizations will come together next week to celebrate more than 300 schools that have taken steps to prepare for...

Detroit Evening Report: Nonpartisan groups offering free rides to the polls on Election Day

There are several nonpartisan organizations and groups that will be offering free transportation to the polls on Election Day in...

Detroit Evening Report: Arab American leaders gather in Dearborn to endorse Harris for president

Several prominent Arab Americans gathered in Dearborn on Sunday to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.Subscribe to the Detroit...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s first freestanding birthing center opens; Detroit Future City Equity Forum + more

Tonight on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover Detroit Future City's upcoming Equity Forum; Detroit's new (and only) freestanding birthing center...