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Could Trump Be The President That Enacts Stricter Gun Control?

Jake Neher/WDET Amid an extraordinary national conversation about gun violence and mass shootings this week, President Donald Trump made some...

Rep. Debbie Dingell: ‘Let’s Not Have The Same Old Discussion’ On Guns

Laura Weber Davis/WDET What is Congress and the White House willing to do about our problem with guns in America?...

Why Aren’t More Conservatives Abandoning Trump?

Rick Pluta/MPRN As voters we've been sold the idea that Democrats are the party of big spending and liberal economic...

Youth Activism: What Role Can Kids Play In Political and Societal Change?

Sascha Raiyn These last twenty years, we as a country have watched in horror as children are slain in their own...

MLK Historian Talks King Legacy Beyond Civil Rights

Clayborne Carson/Stanford University April 4th this year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior....

DACA Deadline Approaching Quickly–How Are Detroit Immigrants Reacting?

Jake Neher/WDET In just under two weeks, the DACA program -- which protects children of immigrants who arrived in America...

What’s The Future of Marygrove College With Foundation Support?

Jake Neher/WDET Several months ago we learned that Marygrove College in Detroit would become devoted exclusively to graduate degrees. But...

MSU Fallout Continues As Lawmakers Consider Action

Jake Neher/WDET The fallout continues at Michigan State University from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Since President Lou Anna...

Former FEMA Chief Talks Disaster Response After Mass Shootings

fbi.gov In the wake of last week’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, we hear a lot of the same...

Stabenow: Trump’s Spending Plan “Absurd on it’s Face”

Jake Neher/WDET Last week President Donald Trump unveiled his budget priorities -- and one of the more startling proposals was...

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...

The Cultural Significance of Black Panther

Courtesy of Candice Fortman Black Panther, the latest in the Marvel superhero universe finally hit movie theaters this week. The...