Detroit Rapper Nique Love Rhodes Uses Music to Foster Community Action
Detroit rapper and Knight Arts Challenge winner, Nique Love Rhodes embodies the concept of "artivism," a term that encompasses art being...
Want Good Roads, Schools and Government? Raise Taxes, Expert Says
Michigan State University Funding for schools, roads and many other state services took a hit during this year’s budget negotiations...
This General Motors Worker Had Worked for 35 Years When His Plant Was Shut Down. Now, He’s Striking.
Laura Herberg/WDET Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. The United Auto...
These Three Businesses Are Creating A Worker-Owned Economy in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET October is National Co-op Month. In the business context, a co-op is a company where the workers are...
No Hurricanes, But Michiganders Should Still Fear Climate Change, Sen. Stabenow Says
Climate change has been in the headlines a lot lately. But what would it mean for us here in Michigan,...
Trump’s Food Assistance Cuts Having Impact on Michiganders
The Trump administration is expected to cut off food aid to more than 3 million people as part of a...
You’re Cancelled! Talking Comedy in a Rapidly Changing Culture
Is "cancel culture" — the notion that individuals who make distasteful and sometimes racist or misogynistic remarks should not be...
Playwright and MacArthur Genius Dominique Morisseau to Open Detroit Public Theatre Season
It’s opening night for the Detroit Public Theatre’s 2019-2020 season as they kick things off with a play called Paradise...
Does Civility Mean Abandoning Your Principles?
If you thought this country was divided before last week, well, you may not believe what’s coming next week. Of...
There Is A Lot At Stake For Michigan Kids, Minorities with 2020 Census Count
Jake Neher/WDET The United States is gearing up for the 2020 census. A lot is at stake in communities like Metro Detroit,...
In Michigan’s Thumb, Artists Find New Uses for Old Barns
At the tip of Michigan’s thumb, the village of Port Austin is banking on arts and culture tourism as a...
Detroit’s Wash and Learn Initiative Takes School Into Laundromats
Education has taken a non-traditional approach with pop-up learning spaces that take youth outside of the classroom environment. In Detroit, this...