The Future of Testing in The State Of Michigan

Jay Tafilowski   As standardized testing season gets underway in Michigan many are left to wonder if the M-STEP is a...

Mackinac Policy Conference: Detroit Chamber of Commerce Head Details What to Expect

  Jay Tafilowski   This morning, Sandy Baruah, CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, talks about what Michiganders can...

Sen. Gary Peters Hits Gov. Snyder on Environmental Policy

Emily Dagger/NPR Host Stephen Henderson talks to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters about politics and policy during a special broadcast of...

The Myth of Partisanship in Congress

Emily Dagger/NPR  True or false: Congress is stalled by a volatile, partisan, polarized climate that prevents any significant work from...

D.C. Rapper Explores Tough Realities of Gentrification, Detroiters Respond

“What people are choosing to invest in is very interesting to me," says rapper Tarica June. “Like, they’re saying we...

Detroit Resurrected: New Book Explores City’s Bankruptcy

His daily stories chronicled Detroit’s financial situation in the pages of the Detroit Free Press. Now Nathan Bomey has written...

Roostertail Owners Celebrate “50 Years of Parties”

Jake Neher Tom and Diane Schoenith run the Roostertail on Detroit’s east side, and recently threw a huge party to celebrate...

UM Author Explores What Life Might Be Like in a Dystopian Southern California

Caio, Pexels What would happen if a decades-long drought lays waste to beautiful Southern California? That's part of the premise of...

Insights from Local 4 News’ Mara MacDonald on Prince, Flint and More

J Carlisle Larsen WDIV's Mara MacDonald joins Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson for a look at this week's news. Here...

WDET’s Ann Delisi Talks Prince’s Legacy on Detroit Today

Michael Isabella The influential musician Prince died this week at 57. The funky, gender-bending, norm-challenging artist carved new waves into old genres and...

The Intersection: The Complicated Conversation about Police and Community

Sandra Svoboda Tyrone Carter has had complex conversations about law enforcement and community in both his professional and personal lives. He...

The Intersection: Detroit’s Jewish Lawyers and Their Civil Rights Efforts

One of the threads in the fabric of Detroit’s post-1967 narrative includes the civil rights attorneys who not only represented...