Detroit Charter Revision Commission Pushes Back on City, State Criticisms
Tuesday, May 11 is the deadline to decide whether Detroit voters will have a say in changing the city's governing structure...
Detroit Charter Revision Commission Pushes Back on City, State Criticisms
Tuesday, May 11 is the deadline to decide whether Detroit voters will have a say in changing the city's governing structure...
“Destroy The Hairdresser” Podcast Explores Eliminating Tips at Hair Salons
Tipping has been a part of America’s service-based economic and cultural fabric for years. Debates have circulated around the concept...
Town Halls to Address Creating an Equitable Pandemic Recovery in Detroit
A new report details the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic's disproportionate effects on Black Detroit residents. The report found that Michigan has...
Detroit City Council Candidate Oneita Jackson Says DDOT Needs Improvement
Oneita Jackson is running as a write-in candidate for an at-large seat on the Detroit City Council. But she'd rather...
Former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade Leading Initiative to Reform Policing
The Community Policing Innovations Initiative is a partnership of several foundations to support and develop community-driven, substantive and pragmatic changes in policing...
The Little-Known History of Black People in America Before 1619
The Atlantic's "Inheritance" project continues to explore Black history in America with Chapter Two: Uncovering Black History in the Places and...
“It’s Important to Reach Out to Other People”: A Retired Teacher Reflects on a Pandemic Year in Canton
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Extend Your Growing Season With a Hoop House
Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — TuneIn — NPR Courtesy of Tomm Becker Spring is officially here in Michigan, and...
Muslims Observe Ramadan During a Second Year of the Pandemic
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Author Vaclav Smil’s New Book Makes Sense of the World Through Numbers
Vaclav Smil is an environmental scientist, policy analyst and prolific author. He is also Bill Gates’ go-to guy for making sense...
“We Have to Take a Stand”: Rise in Anti-Asian Attacks Sparks Calls to Action
Dorothy Hernandez/WDET An increase in anti-Asian discrimination and the March shootings in Atlanta have sparked outrage across Asian American and...
Multigenerational Homes Face Unique Challenges — and Experience Some Benefits — During Pandemic
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
