Michigan GOP Senators Advance Bill to Prevent COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Children Under 18
Republican Senators in Michigan have pushed through a bill that would prohibit state and local health officials from requiring COVID-19...
Rep. Tlaib on Family in Palestine: “They Just Want to Live”
After weeks of violence, the Israel-Hamas cease-fire is now holding. Several human rights groups, including ones inside of Israel, are...
Salvation Army Continues Community Efforts by Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines
The Salvation Army Bed and Bread mobile unit has been in action for years, helping the most vulnerable populations in...
AAPI Stories: “It Was a Reckoning for Us”
This month, WDET is amplifying the diverse stories of our local Asian American and Pacific Islander community, sharing the joys and struggles...
Detroit’s Black Middle Class Is Disappearing
Detroit has a middle class that’s nearly unobtainable for many African American and Latinx people, while economic growth continues for whites....
Companies Need to be Flexible When Deciding to Return to In-Person Work, Expert Says
Starting today, Michigan is rolling back most of the COVID-19 restrictions for the workplace. This marks the first major step...
Detroit Faces Looming Pension Cliff
It’s a train wreck waiting to happen -- that’s what Detroit City Councilmember Scott Benson tells Crain’s Detroit Business about...
Whitmer’s Decision to End Most COVID-19 Restrictions on July 1 Marks Major Turning Point
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Thursday that Michigan will fully lift outdoor capacity limits on June 1. And starting July...
How Industries Can Profit from Historic Inequities and Create Oppressive Systems
Chapter Two of the Atlantic's Inheritance project continues to explore Black history in the Spaces and Places "Where Memories Live." One...
Writing Program at Macomb Correctional Facility Gives Voice to the Incarcerated in New Anthology
A new anthology of poetry is giving a voice to Michigan prisoners. “Absent But Present: Voices from the Writer’s Block”...
Starting a Successful Food Business Isn’t Easy, But Detroit Kitchen Connect Is Here To Help
Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — TuneIn — NPR Courtesy of Laura Romito Starting a restaurant or food business is...
COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassador Knocks on Doors in Southwest Detroit: “It’s Worth Somebody’s Life”
Nora Rodriguez, 31, walks down tree-lined Hubbard Street in Southwest Detroit, holding a stack of pamphlets and moving from house...
