Detroit Poets Reflect on Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman “Stepping Into Her Moment”
At just 22-years-old, Amanda Gorman is putting poetry in the spotlight. She stole the show at President Joe Biden’s inauguration...
Tlaib, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Stop Water Shutoffs During Coronavirus Pandemic
Representatives from Michigan are re-introducing legislation in Congress that would end water shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic. “The Emergency Water...
Meet Detroit Documenter Lynelle Herndon
Hundreds of people have been trained and paid to attend and document public meetings since the Documenters program started in Detroit...
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed On Why Now is the Right Time for Medicare For All
Healthcare reform has long been a lightning rod for political debate in American politics. While the topic frequently inspires genuine...
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans Criticizes Gov. Whitmer for Vaccine Distribution
In recent weeks, Michigan’s vaccine rollout has been slowly improving, but distribution is still not anywhere near ideal. There are...
Pandemic, Legal Sports Betting Make Super Bowl LV First Of Its Kind
Kansas City and Tampa Bay will face off this weekend in Super Bowl LV, but this year's event will be significantly different compared...
Is Working From Home Here To Stay?
The pandemic has introduced many changes that we've all been grappling with for the last year, but there's one that seems...
New Exhibit at MOCAD Invites You To Take Black Contemporary Art Off The Shelf
Where Asmaa Walton saw an opportunity to fill in a blindspot, she took it -- by building a project that...
NPR Investigation Into Police Shootings Includes Troubling Details from Detroit
Most police officers are never involved in a shooting during their careers, but according to a new investigative report by...
Zoning In On Rezoning Efforts in 48216 and 48209 SW Detroit Neighborhoods
Detroit City Council members are considering a proposal to rezone two neighborhoods of Southwest Detroit. The change would affect the...
Manipulated and Manufactured: A Veteran Journalist Talks Identifying “Fake News” and Gaining Trust
As humans, we love being “in the know” and sharing what we know -- or think we know. What has...
Despite Olive Branch from Whitmer, GOP Showing No Interest in Cooperation in 2021
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling on Republicans in the Legislature to work with her, and her third State of the State...