Will Michigan Central Station in Detroit Soon Find New Life with Ford?
Courtesy of the Detroit News News broke this week that Ford Motor Company is in talks to purchase the Michigan...
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New POLITICO Magazine Profile on Sen. Tim Scott Explores Being Black in GOP
Office of Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) It’s difficult for most white people in America to understand the alienating experience of...
Billionaire Tom Steyer Talks About Putting Millions of Dollars Into Impeaching Trump
Laura Weber Davis/WDET If you watch cable news you’ve probably seen Tom Steyer. He’s the face and money behind a...
Will New Regional Transit Plan Win Over Voters, Suburban Leaders?
Jake Neher/WDET It looked for a while like Southeast Michigan’s regional transit woes would get no opportunity for relief on...
Juveniles “Caught” in the Justice System Featured on New Podcast
On any given night in America, 53,000 young people are in some form of lockup. And nearly 60 percent are black,...
President of Spelman College on Obama Portraits and African American Fine Art
National Portrait Gallery When the official Obama portraits were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. earlier this...
Actress, Social Activist Denise Nicholas: ‘These Kids…That’s What Gives Me Hope’
Jake Neher/WDET Actress Denise Nicholas was 19 in 1964 when she left home here in Michigan to join the Free Southern...
What Will Hosting March Madness Games Mean for Detroit?
Jake Neher/WDET It’s mid-March, and that means cold weather, potholes, spring break and the best time of the year for many...
Why is Donald Trump So Fascinated with Authoritarian Dictators?
Jake Neher/WDET Several days ago, President Donald Trump told friends that he admired Chinese President Xi Jinping for consolidating power and...
Detroit, Suburban Student Organizers Talk About School Walkouts [VIDEO]
Annie Scaramuzzino/WDET Students across the country walked out of school on Wednesday to protest gun violence. Plenty of students at schools...
How Significant is Trump’s Firing of Rex Tillerson?
Jake Neher/WDET On Tuesday, President Donald Trump summarily fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. By some reports, Tillerson found out...
What Does Betsy DeVos’ 60 Minutes Interview Tell Us About Her Ability to Lead?
Jake Neher/WDET This week, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was unable to account for Michigan’s poor education performance in...