The failure of the Reconstruction Era helps explain race relations in today’s America
More than 150 years ago, and for a short period of about 14 years, America tried in earnest to fulfill...
Detroit Today
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news program, Detroit Today.
Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he studied political science, psychology and history.
How the Michigan Legislature could spend its $9 billion surplus
The legislature is currently operating with extra money. Due to federal spending, Michigan has about $9 billion in its coffers...
A look at Michigan charter schools
Charter schools make up a significant percent of student learning in the state. About 10% of K-12 students — most...
How Michigan Democrats want to reform policing
While the police misconduct that resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols occurred in Memphis, Tennessee, it’s not unique to...
Exploring Tyre Nichols’ death and how racism shows up in police work
Recently released body camera footage revealed Tyre Nichols, a Black man, being restrained and beaten by Black male police officers...
Why the effects of incarceration last long after leaving prison
Correction facilities in the U.S. are intended to rehabilitate citizens. But we know from surveys, direct reports and recidivism rates...
What ChatGPT is, and why it has some Michigan school staff concerned
ChatGPT (short for Generative Pre-training Transformer) is an increasingly popular chatbot that delivers a written, formulated response based on a prompt...
Newly-elected Michigan school board president Pamela Pugh wants to close education gaps for students
Democrat Pamela Pugh was elected as president of the Michigan school board earlier this week. The public health expert and...
New report highlights pandemic exaggerated inequalities in state education
Education Trust-Midwest, an education research and advocacy organization, reports that Michigan school districts with high concentrations of students from low-income...
Does our criminal justice system allow for true redemption?
Recently, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein came under fire after he criticized his colleague, Justice Kyra Harris Bolden, for...
Kevin McCarthy is finally the House speaker, but at what costs?
It took over half a week, but after 15 rounds of voting, the 118th Congress officially began with a new...
Stabenow’s surprise retirement changes everything about 2024 U.S. Senate race
On Thursday, Michigan Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow decided not to run for reelection in 2024. Stabenow was the first...