Detroit Evening Report: Henry Ford, MSU break ground on new research facility in Detroit
Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University broke ground Monday on their new research center in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood....
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.
Detroit Evening Report: Biden’s approval rating continues to drop among Arab American voters, survey says
A recent survey conducted by political advocacy group the Arab American Institute found that President Joe Biden’s disapproval rating has...
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne State to host listening sessions for students to engage with university leaders after encampment raid
Wayne State University’s Office of Multicultural Student Engagement says it will host four hybrid listening sessions for students to engage...
Hamtramck City Council passes BDS resolution to cut financial ties with Israel
Hamtramck is the first Michigan city to support the Palestinian Boycott, Divestmen, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which calls on corporations,...
Wayne State encampment removed, multiple arrests made by university police
Wayne State University police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment on the university's campus early Thursday morning and reportedly have made...
Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampment on Wayne State University’s campus
The first pro-Palestinian encampment has begun on Wayne State University's campus in Detroit. A group of about 200 protestors gathered...
Detroit Evening Report: Mental Health awareness; Warren Evans seeks regional transit ballot proposal and more
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we speak with a local Mental Health First Aid instructor about Mental...
Mental Health First Aid course training Wayne State community to help others in crisis
May is mental health awareness month. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that one in five adults lives with...
Macomb County using AI, drone to monitor pipes for infrastructure improvements
The Macomb County Public Works purchased a $100,000 FlyBotix drone and SewerAI artificial intelligence software package to assess sanitary pipes...
Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck swears in first Yemeni Muslim police chief in the US
The city of Hamtramck held a swearing in ceremony on Monday to inaugurate the city's new Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri...
Passenger Recovery in Hamtramck creates spaces for musical substance use recovery
Passenger Recovery Community Center is one of metro Detroit’s new substance abuse recovery support spaces. It’s free for people in...
Detroit Evening Report: EPA invests in solar for low-income families; Detroit seeks feedback for oral history project and more
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the recent $156 million EPA investment in solar rooftops for...