SER Metro-Detroit partners with AT&T to close the digital divide
This month, SER Metro-Detroit celebrated the opening of an AT&T Connected Learning Center. It’s part of AT&T’s $2 billion dollar...
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.
Tlaib wins re-election in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District
This week, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib won re-election in the newly redrawn 12th Congressional District, which includes parts of parts of...
Detroit Evening Report: MI health department awards $7 million to control lead hazards in low-income communities
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has awarded $7 million in grants to curb and control lead...
Congressman Dan Kildee seeks re-election in redrawn 8th Congressional District
Congressman Dan Kildee represents Michigan's current 5th Congressional District. Now he is running for the redrawn 8th district, which encompasses...
Detroit Evening Report: Medical report finds Detroit police shot Porter Burks 19 times, family suing for $50 million
The family of Porter Burks, a Black man fatally shot during an early morning confrontation with Detroit police, is suing...
Images and Perceptions Diversity Conference provides tools for difficult conversations
The annual Images and Perceptions Diversity Conference brings people from diverse communities into one room to talk about commonalities, challenges...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit school district to sell former Cooley High School building
Detroit school officials plan to sell the former Cooley High School building to a local nonprofit. Chalkbeat Detroit reports the...
Psychiatrist Asra Hamzavi says ADHD can be your superpower
October is National ADHD Awareness Month. According to the group Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or (CHADD), 3.5 percent...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan health department announces expansion of childhood blood lead data
Over 3,400 children had elevated blood levels in 2021, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced. The agency...
Dearborn bridal boutique owner uses her Lebanese American identity to connect with community
Hana Abboud has a unique eye for dresses worn by modest brides across cultures and religions. She is the owner...
Canton hosts second annual Festival of Lights Diwali celebration
Canton Township is partnering with community organizations to host its second annual Festival of Lights. The cultural event is being...
Detroit Evening Report: 1.6 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots
Some 1.6 million voters in Michigan have requested absentee ballots, and more than 150,000 have already voted in the upcoming...