Stephen Henderson on Oxford School Shooting: We’re Still Not Having the Right Conversations
The following is an essay from WDET Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: We are still learning lots of details about...
Stephen Henderson is host of Detroit Today and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. A native of Detroit, Henderson is a graduate of University of Detroit High School and the University of Michigan. His resume includes stints at the Detroit Free Press, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and four years covering the Supreme Court for Knight Ridder's Washington Bureau.
Henderson's reputation and ability to have fact-based, fair and compelling conversations makes him a leading figure in the Detroit community.
Announcing the 2021 WDET Book Club: The Constitution
As part of 101.9 FM WDET's Book Club, we're inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every resident...
Stephen Henderson: Insurrection “Sits In the Lap of Modern Conservatism”
The following is an essay by Detroit Today host and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Henderson on the pro-Trump mob insurrection...
Henderson: Assault on Black Votes in Wayne County Reminiscent of Jim Crow
The following is an essay by Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers' initial refusal...
Breonna Taylor’s Legally-Allowed Killing Is The Result Of A Racist System
Yesterday, Kentucky officials announced charges for an officer related to the raid where police killed Kentucky woman Breonna Taylor. The...
Coronavirus Claims One of WDET’s Beloved Listeners, Frequent Caller Tom Wilson
Photo Courtesy of District One Detroit The following is a tribute to and remembrance of longtime WDET and Detroit Today...
After COVID-19, Our Grief Is What Will Be Remembered
There have been times in our history when it has seemed we don’t all live in the same country. Our...
Remembering Marlowe Stoudamire: “He Loved Our City and the People In It”
Detroit consultant Marlowe Stoudamire, a community leader and founder of Butterfly Effect Detroit, died Tuesday due to complications from COVID-19. He was...
Charlie Beckham Leaves Public Office After 44 Years With The City Of Detroit
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Stephen Henderson writes: Charlie Beckham has worked just about every high-ranking job in Detroit City government, he...
“The NRA’s Rights Matter More Than Any Of The Rest Of Ours”
WDET Joan Isabella The following essay was read on Detroit Today. Written by host Stephen Henderson. Parkland, Florida. By some...
Henderson: There’s No Salvation in a Grave-Digging Dynamic
The following commentary was written by Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson in the wake of targeting killings of police officers...
Henderson: We fear. We watch. We shudder. And we wait.
The following commentary was written by Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson in the wake of the latest shootings of black men by police officers ...