Rolling Stone Breaks Down the Success of “Hamilton”
There’s a ticket on Broadway that’s nearly impossible to get at a reasonable price; "Hamilton". “Hamilton” is a Hip-Hop-inspired telling...
Historian Draws Parallels Between Trump and Zachary Taylor, Who Killed His Party
"We have an anti-politics politics," says historian Gil Troy. "We love outsiders. We think politicos have sold their souls... We’re always looking...
Cass Tech Teacher Honored at Tony Awards
Da'Stanza Murphy/DPS Marilyn McCormick, Cass Tech drama teacher of 40 years, was honored with a Tony Award for Excellence in...
The Intersection: The Timeline of Poverty
Jake Neher/WDET Understanding Detroit’s poverty and employment rates is enhanced by looking to the past and by visiting one of...
The Intersection: What fixes poverty?
Detroit Journalism Cooperative Despite governmental and non-profit efforts to fix poverty, high rates still exist. As part of the Detroit Journalism Cooperative...
The Intersection: The Politics of Jobs and Poverty [CHARTS]
The promise of the Kerner Commission has not been fulfilled. The call that it issued to American society to adequately...
What Are Michigan Schools Doing to Address the Racial Achievement Gap?
Jake Neher/WDET Students of color have long struggled to keep up with their peers in school. This is a problem...
Does Your Vote Count?
govtech.com The November presidential election is fast approaching. Both major parties have presumptive nominees and media coverage is ramping up....
The Uncanny, Unsettling Similarities Between DPS and 1980s New Orleans Schools
Jake Neher/WDET “Educating the black male youth of our city... must become a moral and civic imperative. This is a...
Is the State “Starving” Your Community of Funding?
Great Lakes Economic Consulting FOCIS Wayne State University Even as the economy improves in Michigan, our cities and towns continue...
Comparing Gun Violence in Detroit to Orlando and Other Mass Shootings
Marcin Wichary Every year Detroit ranks high nationally for its murder rate. But 2016 has brought news of a specific...
How Can We Make Sense of Senseless Violence?
Flickr Over the weekend we saw one of the most deadly shooting in American history at a gay nightclub in Orlando....