Detroit Evening Report: Arab American National Museum hosting JAM3A music and arts fest
The Arab American National Museum is hosting a two-day music and arts festival this weekend in Downriver. Subscribe to the...
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: Jefferson Chalmers to get $11M from FEMA to prevent flooding
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is receiving more than $11 million in federal funding...
Advocates seek temporary protected status for Lebanese nationals in US
Arab American community members are urging the Department of Homeland Security to declare Temporary Protected Status for people from Lebanon....
Detroit Evening Report: New Era Detroit launching public safety app to help reduce crime
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, city officials and community members are celebrating the New Era Community Partnership to create a crime...
Detroit Documenters network acts as watchdog on Wayne County juvenile jail challenges
The Wayne County Detention Facility has been facing complaints of overcrowding and children being left in their rooms for long...
Detroit hosting National Street Art Summit during BLKOUT Walls street art fest
Detroit is partnering with Philadelphia to host the National Street Art Summit next month. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan expands financial assistance for crime victims
Michigan’s Crime Victim Compensation program is expanding to include more services and money to help victims of crime in the...
Detroit Evening Report: Dream Street Fair returns for fourth year in Detroit’s Dexter Linwood neighborhood
Dream of Detroit, a nonprofit which works to create housing opportunities and build community in the Dexter Linwood neighborhood, is...
Detroit Evening Report: Demolition of old Chinatown building in Detroit sparks outcry
Members of the Asian American community in Metro Detroit came together Monday to condemn the demolition of the former site...
Multiple barriers impact BIPOC communities’ mental health needs
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) lack adequate...
Detroit Evening Report: Little Liberia offering Afro-fusion cuisine during popup at Brewery Faisan
Afro-fusion food popup Little Liberia is hosting its midsummer event in Detroit on Sunday. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...
Metro Detroit Youth Day hopes to continue motivating thousands of kids at Belle Isle
The Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation hosted the 39th annual Metro Detroit Youth Day at Belle Isle earlier this month, providing...