Hamtramck teachers frustrated by canceled board meetings, ask members to come to work
Members of the Hamtramck Federation of Teachers gathered in the rain Wednesday outside the district's administrative offices. Many held brightly...
Sascha Raiyn reports on education, children and families at 101.9 WDET. She has worked as a reporter/producer for the WSHU Public Radio Group serving Connecticut and New York, as an Investigative News Producer for WJBK Fox 2 and at the Detroit Free Press.
She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on 101.9 WDET. She studied at the University of Michigan Dearborn.
Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer issues letter to school leaders addressing rising antisemitism, Islamophobia
Governor Whitmer sent a letter to school leaders across the state on Thursday, warning that antisemitism and Islamophobia are on...
DER Weekends: CAIR lawsuit aims to end federal watchlist system
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, hosts Nargis Rahman and Sascha Raiyn tell the story of a...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Senate adopts Reproductive Health Care Act bill
The Michigan Senate approved a bill on Thursday to roll back abortion restrictions remaining on the books to reflect the...
DER Weekends: How Latinx Detroiters made their mark on the city
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, CultureShift host Tia Graham shares voices from the local Latino community....
Detroit Evening Report: Jewish, Muslim orgs in metro Detroit heighten security after social media threats
Local Jewish and Muslim organizations braced themselves Friday as global calls for violence circulated on social media in the wake...
Detroit polling locations largely not accessible to disabled voters, audit finds
In 2022, Detroit Disability Power worked with the Carter Center to gauge how accessible Metro Detroit’s polling sites were for...
Detroit Evening Report: UAW halts strike expansion, citing substantial progress
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain announced Friday the union would not expand its strike against Detroit’s Big Three this...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Supreme Court rules judges must use preferred pronouns
The Michigan Supreme Court has adopted a new rule that will require judges and court personnel to address people who...
DER Weekends: UMA works to build Detroit’s next generation of techno legends
On the latest episode of DER Weekends, former WDET reporter Juma Sei visited the opening of a music school that...
Detroit Evening Report: Expanded UAW strike includes 13 Stellantis and GM locations in Michigan
One week after the United Auto Workers started its strike against the Detroit automakers, the union has extended the walk...
DER Weekends: The history and legacy of iconic Detroit TV show ‘The Scene’
In the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET’s Tia Graham explores The Scene, a local TV show that was a cultural...