On the Ground in El Paso: “We’re coming out of our mourning, and now we’re angry.”
The Futuro Media Group Two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, just hours apart, have shaken our...
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Journalist Anna Clark On the Lessons to Learn from Flint
Anna Clark It's been five years since a state emergency manager switched Flint's water supply to the Flint river, beginning...
The Impact of President Trump’s Speeches on Violence and Hate
An alleged manifesto left behind by the gunman in the domestic terrorist attack in El Paso contains language many believe...
When Being “American” Becomes Divisive
Jake Neher/WDET What label, if any, defines you as a member of society? A progressive or conservative? A gun owner or...
Is Detroit Part of The Midwest? A Tweet Sparks Furor
Last Wednesday, a tweet shared by the New York Times’ Jonathan Weisman sparked a furor online. It essentially said that Detroit’s Rashida...
Media, Guns and Violence: El Paso, Dayton and the Conversations We Need to Have
Jake Neher/WDET Over the weekend, in the span of about 13 hours, more than 30 people were killed in El Paso and...
The Complicated Legacy of Oakland County’s Longtime Executive, L. Brooks Patterson
Laura Weber Davis/WDET L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County’s longtime executive, passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 80. Patterson...
Inmates’ Passion for Literacy Revealed Through Tutoring Program
Words No Bars Can Hold Do you remember learning to read? It’s as if a whole world opens up and...
The Dark History of Father Coughlin’s Pro-Fascist, Anti-Semitic Radio Show
Kate Swift/WDET Father Charles Coughlin was the founding priest of National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica Catholic Church in...
Take a Tour of Detroit’s Urban Farms and Gardens
Jake Neher/WDET For those in the know, Detroit’s vibrant urban farming and gardening scene isn’t necessarily new. But that doesn’t...
Detroit Political Junkies Recap and React to This Week’s Presidential Debates
Jake Neher/WDET The second Democratic presidential debate has come and gone. There was talk of important policy changes, there was...
Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee Talks About Detroit Debates, Climate and Campaign
While the second round of debates have concluded here in Detroit, we’re all still talking about them. One of the...