Michigan K-12 Test Scores Continue Decline

Kalory Czifra School is back in session, and the school year begins with some disappointing figures for our state. The...

The Future of Operations at the Rouge Park Golf Course in Detroit

WDET/Laura Herberg In the 1990s, golfers could choose from six municipal golf courses in Detroit: Belle Isle, Chandler Park, Palmer Park,...

Vendors Take Full Advantage of Aretha’s Passing

The city of Detroit continues to celebrate the life and the music of the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. Today,...

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha: “I Grew Up Knowing Exactly What Injustice Could Be”

Jake Neher/WDET The faces of the Flint Water Crisis are, of course, the people who were exposed to lead tainted...

“The Queen of Soul Stays Here” – How New Bethel Baptist Church Raised Aretha Franklin

“Just like Graceland has the King of Rock, Elvis Pressley, the Queen of Soul stays here. No one gets that.”...

Author Richard Rothstein Talks About ‘Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America’

Jake Neher/WDET In his latest book, "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America", Richard Rothstein lays bare...

Come Sail Away: Norma G’s Brings Trinidadian Cuisine to Detroit’s Eastside

Norma G's Facebook page Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Has the Detroit restaurant...

“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...

Detroit Teen Writers to Share Work This Weekend

The Tuxedo Project This summer, The Tuxedo Project and Downtown Boxing Gym collaborated on a summer youth program that paired...

Spiders, Spiders, Everywhere?

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Let’s talk about spiders. To some people they’re a bit frightening. Others find them fascinating. But they can...

Historian, Author Heather Ann Thompson on Prison Strikes

Michigan Legislature   Prisoners incarcerated across 17 states have joined a strike that is expected to last into mid September,...

What Are Some Solutions to Tax Foreclosure Problem in Wayne County, SE Michigan?

Jake Neher/WDET The Wayne County foreclosure auction is fast approaching, which means hundreds of homeowners could lose their houses in...