Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police, mayor announce new strategy to address block party violence
The Detroit Police Department on Monday announced plans to deploy extra officers to the Neighborhood Response Team following an illegal...
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.
Civil rights group files federal lawsuit against Lodi Township on zoning for houses of worship
The nonprofit Council on American-Islamic Relations - Michigan chapter filed a federal lawsuit against Lodi Township on behalf of Masjid...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn mayor, city win national climate award for public health efforts
The city of Dearborn was recognized for a 2024 Mayors Climate Protection Award at the U.S. Conference of Mayors for its work...
Pro-Palestinian students, faculty share concerns at virtual WSU Board of Governors meeting
The Wayne State University Board of Governors met virtually Wednesday night — less than a month after university police removed...
Detroit Evening Report: First WSU Board of Governors meeting since encampment moved online
Wayne State University Board of Governors has moved its Wednesday meeting online. It is the first virtual BOG meeting since...
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....
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...