Former WDET News Director Frank Joyce Remembers 1980s Detroit
WDET is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2019. That’s seven decades of independent journalism, inclusive conversations and insights into the culture of...
A Harvard Public Health Expert Weighs In On Gun Violence
Last week, Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon announced that the company would stop selling certain types of guns and ammunition. Part...
Detroit Celebrates Brazilian Culture and Food on Sept. 14
The third annual Brazilian Day Street Festival Michigan is happening on Saturday, Sept. 14 on Detroit's east side. Founder and...
Is Newark The Next Flint?
Jake Neher/WDET Residents have been lining up Newark, New Jersey to get their bottles of water after testing revealed lead in the...
Big Tobacco Chains Want a Piece of Michigan’s Pot Market, But State Deals Blow
Now that Michigan has legalized recreational marijuana, there is a mad scramble unfolding over who will dominate what could be...
Are American Museums Too White?
In 1987, mixed-media artist and curator Howardena Pindell released an in-depth survey that analyzed the racial demographics of exhibits across...
Prosecutors Might Be Running Out Of Time To File Charges In Flint Water Crisis
WDET Digital April of next year marks the six-year anniversary of the start of the Flint Water Crisis. That’s significant, because...
Former Flint Councilman on Why Justice Hasn’t Been Served For the City
Joan Isabella/WDET State officials have apologized for the mishandling of the Flint water disaster over and over. But for one former...
Michigan Chief Medical Executive, Attorney General Back Flavored Vaping Ban
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has made Michigan the first state to ban flavored vaping...
The Opioid Crisis Evolves As Drug Companies Are Held Accountable and New Treatments Emerge
Jake As drug companies and their executives have amassed huge fortunes during the crisis, more than 200,000 people have died of...
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Talks Race, Environment and Justice for Flint
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Water is life. It’s the very basis for life on this planet. And access to it is one...
The Flint Water Crisis’ Latest Victim Died Earlier This Year
This February, one of the most recent deaths caused by the Flint Water Crisis occurred: Jassmine McBride, who died 6 months...