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.

New book invites people to sit and learn from Black Muslim community elders

A new book shares the stories of 50 Black Muslim elders from across the world. The book, entitled "At Their...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police to introduce non-lethal tools, update crisis call procedures

Detroit Police are working on a plan to upgrade equipment and vehicles as part of their new mental health crisis...

Detroit Evening Report: Henry Ford Health, Pistons owner Tom Gores lead $2.5B development in Detroit’s New Center

Henry Ford Health, Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores are leading the charge to bring a $2.5 billion development to Detroit’s...

Community clinic hosted free health screenings at annual ‘Happy Feet’ event in Detroit

The Health Unit on Davison Avenue, or HUDA Clinic, the largest free healthcare clinic in Wayne County, hosted their annual...

Dearborn Health Department receives $100,000 grant focusing on Arab American communities

The Dearborn Health Department has announced a $100,000 grant from the DMC Foundation to conduct its first community health needs...

Shiver on the River expo invites families to learn about Detroit’s environment

Friends of Detroit River are hosting the Shiver on the River Eco Fair Feb. 4 at the Dossin Great Lakes...

National Wear Red Day encourages women to wear red to raise heart health awareness

February 3rd is National Wear Red Day, an effort to raise awareness about how to keep a heart healthy. Shatica...

Detroit Evening Report: Pistons stranded in Dallas due to winter storm, Wednesday home game postponed

The NBA has postponed Wednesday's game between the Pistons and Washington Wizards because a winter storm has left Detroit stranded...

Detroit Public Library missing over $400K from wire transfer fraud

Detroit’s Legislative Policy Division recently released a report about the Detroit Public Library’s 10-year financial outlook, revealing that the organization...

Survey finds older adults rely on religion and spirituality in health care

The University of Michigan’s National Poll on Aging found that older adults between 50-80 years old sometimes share their religious...

Dearborn, Dearborn Heights Model UN Club students head to Harvard for conference

Students from Dearborn and Dearborn Heights head to Boston this week for the Harvard Model United Nations conference, a four-day...

Dearborn’s health department wants to make access to services easier

Dearborn’s public health department is focusing on environmental and behavioral health and data analytics. According to Director Ali Abazeed, Dearborn...