Forum Will Discuss Ways to Guide Young People Into Adulthood
Ismael Ahmed This Friday, the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host an Opportunity Youth Forum, bringing together stakeholders in the region who...
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James Beard Foundation Pushes For Diversity In Culinary Arts
Jake Neher/WDET The James Beard awards are among the most prestigious in culinary arts, but for years, they have also...
Detroit Today to Host Conversation About Student Transience in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET On Thursday, WDET's Detroit Today will join with our Detroit Journalism Cooperative partners -- Chalkbeat Detroit and Bridge Magazine...
Jerusalem Post’s Gil Hoffman Talks About Persistence of Antisemitism in America
Jake Neher/WDET For the third year in a row, the FBI is reporting a spike in hate crimes in this...
Will Detroit, Other Cities Learn Anything From Amazon HQ2 Megaflop?
Jake Neher/WDET This week, Amazon stunned almost no one when it announced that it will open new major headquarters near both Washington...
W-T-Florida: People Who Watched 2000 Presidential Recounts Having Deja Vu
Don Gonyea This week, there’s a recount on in Florida. No, you haven’t fallen asleep and awakened in the year 2000…...
Michigan Cities Face Eviction Crisis — Here Are Some Solutions
Jake Neher/WDET A number of Michigan cities struggle with evictions and the social costs of housing insecurity. Three cities --...
What Happens with Voting in Michigan Now that Prop 3 Is Law?
Jake Neher/WDET Last week, voters changed the face of Michigan politics pretty dramatically. And they transformed the rules for voting in our...
This Week in Politics: Trump’s Escalating War on the Press, Elections Reshape Government
Gus Navarro/WDET It has been quite a week for local, state, and national politics. Tuesday's election brings major changes to...
ACLU Honors Trans Woman from Detroit Whose Discrimination Case Might Go to SCOTUS
ACLU Tonight the ACLU of Michigan will hold its annual dinner to honor people who made an impact on the...
Michigan Democrats, Republicans React to Midterm Results
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Ballots were cast, races were won and lost, and at the end of election day 2018 the political...
What Do Absentee Voting Returns Tell Us About What to Expect for the Election?
Jake Neher/WDET It’s Election Day! Polls are open across Michigan from 7 am to 8 pm. It's too early to...