Piast Institute: Michigan home to fifth largest Polish American community in US
October is Polish American Heritage Month. Michigan is home to the fifth-largest Polish-American community in the U.S., according 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: Police ‘confident’ Samantha Woll murder not a hate crime
Family, friends and some of Michigan's top elected officials paid their respects on Sunday to Samantha Woll, president of the...
ADHD is growing in prevalence among adults, study shows
October is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month. A study in the Journal of Managed Care and Speciality Pharmacy...
Detroit Evening Report: Lawsuit aims to expedite safe return of Palestinian Americans from Gaza
The Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Arab Civil Rights League filed a lawsuit in federal court last week over the...
Detroit Evening Report: Advocacy group reports increase of Muslims detained during border re-entry at DTW
An advocacy group says it’s received an increase in grievances from Muslims detained during border re-entry at Detroit Metropolitan Airport....
Detroit Evening Report: Census Bureau publishes data on new ‘MENA’ category
The U.S. Census Bureau recently published the Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A), which included information about...
Take a tour of Southwest Detroit for National Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) the City Institute is hosting guided tours in Southwest Detroit...
New survey aims to identify needs of Arab American business owners
Reda Taleb is the New Economy Initiative project manager with the Arab American Women's Business Council, an organization that empowers...
Detroit Public Schools launching new Computer Science Education program
A new Computer Science Education initiative was launched with the Detroit Public School Community District this week that aims to...
American Muslim Town Hall kicks off Michigan advisory council listening sessions
The Growing Michigan Together Council and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding hosted a private American Muslim Town Hall...
Mailchimp CEO named Outstanding Arab American Philanthropist of the Year
Rania Succar is the CEO of Intuit Mailchimp. She’s also the co-founder and board member of Jusoor, a global nonprofit...
Detroit Evening Report: ‘Little Amal’ visiting Metro Detroit to raise refugee crisis awareness
As part of a campaign to raise awareness of the global refugee and migrant crisis, a performance art project will...