Michele Norris: New Smithsonian Museum Explores Pain, Triumph of African American History
National Museum of African American History and Culture A couple weeks ago, the Smithsonian opened the National Museum of African...
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Is Eviction a Symptom or a Cause of Poverty?
Flickr Should officials in America do more to keep people in their homes, even if tenants are far behind on...
Poet Sonia Sanchez: The Power Of Words Can Change The World
Charles H. Wright Museum Sonia Sanchez is an award-winning poet, playwright, professor, and activist. She was one of the most...
How Have Trump’s First 100 Days Affected Michigan?
Rick Pluta/MPRN This week marks the end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. There’s been no shortage of...
Author Derek Palacio Discusses ‘The Mortifications,’ Midwest Literary Walk
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan author Derek Palacio's debut novel The Mortifications, named A New York Times Best Book of 2016, will be featured next...
Shikha Dalmia: Bill O’Reilly’s Ouster Shows How Free Market Can Work
Jake Neher/WDET This week Bill O'Reilly of Fox News was fired after an exodus of commercial sponsors in the wake of sexual...
Kresge Foundation Announces Grants to Improve Detroit Neighborhoods
WDET/Laura Herberg This week, the Kresge Foundation announced its new grants for the Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit program, funding neighborhood efforts...
Can Nikolai Vitti Lead Detroit Schools Toward Stability, Success?
Sascha Raiyn Nikolai Vitti will be the first permanent superintendent to lead the new Detroit Public Schools Community District. In...
Rep. Debbie Dingell Talks Trump’s Unpredictability, How Democrats Can Win in 2018
WDET Congress is taking some time off after a rocky start to its new session this year. Republican leaders have failed...
Are Efforts by Facebook, Google to Filter Out “Fake News” Problematic?
WDET Throughout American history, it’s been up to journalists to decide what information was worthy of publishing to the masses....
What Does it Mean to “Buy American, Hire American”?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday encouraging government agencies to fulfill his campaign...
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Assesses Trump’s First 100 Days on Detroit Today
Oakland University Next week marks the end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning...