How Can White People Be Better Allies in Racial Justice?
Jake Neher/WDET What can "woke" white people do -- if anything -- to promote racial justice in America? A lot,...
Water Shutoffs A Public Health Crisis?
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A panel of health professionals and civil rights activists says the water shutoffs in Detroit are creating a...
Before 1967, Black Nationalism Was Taking Root in Detroit
Editor's note: Nkenge Zola produced this report for WDET. It aired in 1997. When Detroit police raided an after-hours night...
Was Civil Unrest in 1967 Detroit a Riot or a Rebellion?
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Some Detroiters say the uprising of 1967 was more than wanton lawlessness. They say it was a backlash against...
The Detroit River: Planning a Visit? Here’s Information [MAP]
Stretching from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie while it runs between Detroit and Windsor, the Detroit River offers parks,...
Scars from 1967 Detroit Uprising Still Linger
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET This week, the city of Detroit is remembering a series of days that forever changed the iconic Motor...
EPA Employees Union Says States are in Desperate Need of Additional Funding for Water Infrastructure
The Trump Administration's proposed budget has the American Federation of Government Employees sounding an alarm. A-F-G-E represents 9-thousand Environmental Protection...
Scars from 1967 Uprising Still Fresh for Some Detroiters
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET This week the city of Detroit is remembering a series of days that forever changed the iconic Motor...
August 1967 Editorial: Letter to My Soul Brothers
The Michigan Chronicle is the state’s largest black newspaper. It was established in 1932. By July 1967, it was well established...
Stunned by Violence, Detroit Tigers Players Worked to Restore Peace in July 1967
Editor's note: John Farrup filed this story for WDET in 2007. In 1967, the Detroit Tigers were primed for a...
NPR Host Michel Martin on Letting Go of ‘Delusions’ of 1967 Uprising [VIDEO]
Jake Neher/WDET Over the last two-and-a-half decades, few broadcast journalists have done more to give voice to underrepresented communities in...
Detroit’s Grande Ballroom Survives Civil Unrest of July 1967
Noah Ovshinsky wrote and produced this story. It originally aired in 2007. During the civil unrest of July 1967, hundreds...
