Why Are People of Color Leaving White Evangelical Churches?
FEMA/Jannah Scott There have been a lot of headlines recently about President Donald Trump’s alleged extramarital affair with an adult-film actress...
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What’s The Risk of North Korea Talks?
whitehouse.gov President Donald Trump has signaled he wants to do something truly astounding as an American president; meet directly with the...
New Book Explores Murder and Race in the Gothic South
Laura Weber Davis/WDET A new book explores the many layers of societal intrigue and racial injustice that surrounded a 1932...
POLITICO Reporter: ‘Climate Change Skeptics Run the Trump Administration’
Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with climate change skeptics. In some cases that’s obviously concerning -- Scott...
BBC Series To Explore Detroit Through Its Literary Scene
Laura Weber Davis/WDET What can we learn about a city through its literary community -- the authors, the writers, the...
Was the Kerner Commission Report the Beginning of the ‘Unraveling of American Liberalism?’
Sandra Svoboda Fifty years ago, the Kerner Commission appointed by then President Lyndon B. Johnson drafted a major report on...
What’s Behind the Success of Students of Color at Oakland University?
Jake Neher/WDET In a post-Affirmative Action world, our universities have had to wrestle with many difficult questions about what makes...
State of the City: Are Duggan’s Bold Proposals for Detroit Students Realistic?
AnnMarie Scaramuzzino/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan laid out some fairly bold plans during his State of the City speech Tuesday...
What’s the State of Nonprofits In Detroit as Focus: HOPE Turns 50?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Focus: HOPE celebrates its 50th anniversary on Thursday. The nonprofit has been pursuing its mission to overcome...
Are We Headed Toward a Trade War and What Would That Mean?
Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump stunned Washington and much of the global business world when he announced -- seemingly in...
The End Is Near for Flu Season… Hopefully
cdc.gov It appears the flu season peaked a couple weeks ago in Michigan. The Centers for Disease Control says there...
Are Last Night’s Oscars a Sign of a Culture Change in Hollywood?
Michigan State University Last night, Jordan Peele made history when he became the first black person to win an Oscar...