Redlining Laws Aren’t Making Much Of A Difference in Detroit
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Trump ‘Campaigned Like a Populist. He’s Governing Like a Plutocrat’ says WaPo Reporter
National Park Service President Trump unveiled a budget on Monday that would make big cuts to social, environmental, and other domestic programs, including...
‘I Was Witnessing History’–Warren Evans on Family’s Deep Roots in Detroit’s Black History
Jake Neher/WDET It’s hard to frame the significant histories of black people in Detroit in a single month. From the...
Obama Library Ignites Controversy
Blair Kamin/Chicago Tribune President Obama’s presidential center will be built on the South Side of Chicago, Obama’s adopted hometown. Many...
The Obama Portraits and the History of African American Portraiture
National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. unveiled the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama this...
Trump Wants a Military Parade–What Does History Tell Us?
Courtesy of Scott Shane; Credit: Drew Angerer When we think of grand military parades in a modern context, the images that...
Are Regional Transit Talks Doomed in 2018?
Rebecca Hanna/WDET In the wake of Amazon’s rejection of Detroit as the site of its new headquarters complex, many transit...
‘All Hell Broke Loose’–NPR’s Don Gonyea Relives Nancy Kerrigan Attack in 1994
Don Gonyea On January 6th, 1994 the country gasped collectively as news broke that Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan had...
Dodge Ram MLK Ad Tells Us Something About Changes in Auto Industry
During the Super Bowl, Dodge Ram ran an emotional advertisement featuring their hulking trucks alongside images of Americans of all...
What Michiganders Should Watch for During Winter Olympics
Michael Hayball The Winter Olympics are officially underway in PyeongChang, South Korea. If you love bobsledding, skeleton, speed-skating, curling, or...
Sen. Gary Peters and Michigan Immigrants React to Budget Deal
National Park Service On Wednesday, the Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate announced they reached a two-year spending deal...
The FBI’s Fraught, Complex History with Black America
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Detroit Today has recently been exploring the shifting politics surrounding the FBI. Between investigations into Hilary Clinton and...