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Jocelyn Benson Reflects On Decision To Leave Wayne Law, Head Up Race Initiative

Wayne State University Jocelyn Benson is leaving her position as dean of the Wayne State University Law School at the...

Danish Reporter Discusses How The World Views Presidential Election

Jake Neher/WDET Donald Trump has said on many occasions that he believes there is a nationalist political movement growing throughout...

Authors Say We’ve Gone Too Far On Dangers Of Concussions, Activists Push Back

Jake Neher/WDET Some football fans are becoming increasingly conflicted about their love of the sport. That's because of the mounting...

DeVos Donations Raise Disturbing Questions About Political Influence In Detroit Schools

Rick Pluta/MPRN A family of wealthy charter school investors put more than a million dollars into the campaigns of Republican lawmakers...

Author Peter Ho Davies’ New Novel Explores Immigration, Cultural Assimilation

Jake Neher/WDET How does a person create an identity as an immigrant in America? How much of your cultural identity...

The History and Present of Detroit’s Labor Movement

Laura Weber Davis/WDET There are probably three major tipping points connecting Detroit and labor throughout history, according to Wayne State...

It Looks Increasingly Likely Republicans Will Lose On Straight-Ticket Voting Ban

Rick Pluta/MPRN Republicans who want to end straight-ticket voting in Michigan are running out of legal options. State Attorney General Bill...

Previewing The Upcoming NCAA and NFL Football Seasons

Laura Weber Davis/WDET College football begins this weekend in Michigan. Michigan State University plays Furman on Friday night, and University...

The Rising Cost of EpiPens and Disparities in Life-Saving Medicine

Laura Weber Davis/WDET EpiPen is like Kleenex in the allergy medicine world, a brand name so widely used it’s synonymous with...

This Old House’s Kevin O’Connor and Tom Silva On Fixing Up Historic Detroit Homes

Jake Neher/WDET This Old House was home improvement before home improvement was cool. The show has been on the public...

The Fifth Estate Newspaper and Police Surveillance on Display at Detroit Historical Museum

Jake Neher/WDET Fifty years ago, a scrappy newspaper drew the attention of Detroit police, and the FBI also wondered how...

Trump Continues Effort To Win Black Votes Ahead Of Detroit Visit

Jake Neher/WDET Right now, polling suggests Donald Trump is getting two percent of the black vote nationally. As of July, zero percent of...