Author Richard Rothstein Talks About ‘Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America’
Jake Neher/WDET In his latest book, "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America", Richard Rothstein lays bare...
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New Book Explores First African Americans to Escape Slavery, Become Millionaires
Shomari Walls/Harper Collins One in seven white families in the United States are now millionaires. For black families, it's one...
Detroiters Recognized as Finalists for Innovative Ideas for Digital Era
Jake Neher/WDET The MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) and its North America Region Collaborator, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, have announced the...
Who Are These People We’re Voting For or Against in November?
MPRN We now know all of our choices for statewide races in November. This past weekend, Democrats and Republicans both...
“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...
Detroit Teen Writers to Share Work This Weekend
The Tuxedo Project This summer, The Tuxedo Project and Downtown Boxing Gym collaborated on a summer youth program that paired...
Michigan Democrats, GOP Will Solidify Statewide Tickets This Weekend
Cheyna Roth/MPRN This weekend, Michigan Democrats and Republicans will meet to pick their nominees for various elected offices this fall, throw their...
Historian, Author Heather Ann Thompson on Prison Strikes
Michigan Legislature Prisoners incarcerated across 17 states have joined a strike that is expected to last into mid September,...
What Are Some Solutions to Tax Foreclosure Problem in Wayne County, SE Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET The Wayne County foreclosure auction is fast approaching, which means hundreds of homeowners could lose their houses in...
Former Michigan U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade Puts Cohen, Manafort Trials Into Context
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Yesterday brought a couple of big developments in the many facets of Robert Mueller’s investigation into the...
It’s Black Restaurant Week in Metro Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET The second annual Black Restaurant Week in Metro Detroit is underway. The week-long event seeks to begin a tradition...
Whitmer on Schuette: ‘I’m Not Going to Get Distracted by His Superficial, Sexist Barbs’
Joan Isabella/WDET Democratic nominee for governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling out her GOP opponent Bill Schuette for what she calls "superficial,...