VERDAD disinformation monitoring AI tool receives grant to expand services
Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights received a $350,000 grant to expand a disinformation...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is the Civic Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Documenters program to increase civic engagement. Rahman graduated from Wayne State University, where she was a part of the Journalism Institute of Media Diversity. Rahman started as an intern at WDET in 2010. She participated in the Feet in Two Worlds food journalism fellowship with WDET's Detroit Storymakers project in 2018.
Rahman is a Bangladeshi American who was raised in Metro Detroit. She is passionate about community journalism in the Greater Detroit area. She hopes to give American Muslims and minorities a voice in the press.
Michigan now has more than 1,000 registered doulas
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says there are now over 1,000 registered doulas in Michigan.Dawn Shanafelt is...
Detroit Evening Report: New life for the Packard Plant?
Packard Plant Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield announced plans to redevelop the vacant Packard Plant today. The former...
National poll finds older adults do not seek accommodations for disabilities as often as others
The National Poll on Healthy Aging found many older adults have disabilities. However, they do not identify with being disabled,...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan surpasses doula certification goal
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says there are now more than a thousand registered doulas in Michigan....
Detroit Evening Report: Increased ICE presence reported in metro Detroit
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Michigan chapter, reports an increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sightings in metro Detroit....
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan’s U.S. Senators stand firm on government shutdown, Supreme Court blocks SNAP payments
Both of Michigan’s U.S. Senators voted against a procedural move to end the federal government shutdown. Seven Democrats and one...
Dearborn elects Mayor Abdullah Hammoud for second term
Dearborn voters have elected Mayor Abdullah Hammoud for a second term. Hammoud won with more than 70% of the votes...
Detroit Evening Report: FBI charges two men in alleged terrorism plot
Two men have been charged with alleged terrorism-related crimes after federal authorities made arrests and seized weapons last week from...
Dearborn voters to choose between incumbent Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, challenger Nagi Almudhegi for mayor
On Nov. 4, Dearborn residents will vote for mayor of the city. Current mayor Abdullah Hammoud is running for a...
Hamtramck mayoral candidate Adam Alharbi hopes to unite residents, overcoming cultural differences
Adam Alharbi, 44, is an engineer for the Department of Commerce. He’s running for Hamtramck mayor to improve the place...
Lynn Blasey runs as write-in candidate for Hamtramck mayor as alternative choice
Lynn Blasey, 42, is a write in candidate for Hamtramck mayor. She says she decided to run after community members...