State Board Prevents Flint From Suing Over Water Crisis

Matt Morley The city of Flint was recently considering suing the state of Michigan for the water crisis in the...

Ferndale Library Vote Highlights “Broken” Local Government Funding In Michigan

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Almost two thirds of all local government leaders in Michigan say the state’s system of funding cities,...

The Intersection: Education a Leading Issue for the Region

  Melissa Mason   Black and white residents in southeast Michigan are split when it comes to their opinions about...

Foundations of Herbalism

A few artists and educators are hosting a community discussion and lunch at a revitalized Hamtramck church on Saturday, September...

Crossing the Lines: Windsor Welcomes Immigrants

Hear Windsor's Immigrant Stories: Olusola Taiwo Josephina Aguilar Sala Al-anisi Jason Fei Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women is a settlement agency...

Detroit Photographer Documents Refugee Rescues in Mediterranean Sea

Detroit photographer Kenny Karpov is in the Mediterranean Sea with MOAS, documenting at-sea rescues of refugees leaving the Libyan coast....

The Intersection: African-Centered Schools in Detroit

"African-centered education in some way is a response to this system, which has never really been inclusive to people of...

The Intersection: Impact of School Choice in Michigan

Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons Metro Detroit students are attending increasingly segregated schools and districts, and Michigan’s School Choice law has allowed...

The Intersection: How Education Was an Issue in 1967…and Remains One Today

DucDigital/Creative Commons Education and issues surrounding it. The history of desegregation (and busing) in southeast Michigan. What lawmakers are (not)...

Appealing to Voters of Color Earnestly

Jake Neher/WDET What would it look like if presidential candidates made earnest appeals to voters of color? When Donald Trump...

Lawsuit Claims State Shorting Locals By Billions

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan has been short-changing cities, towns, and counties four billion dollars a year. That’s according to a new...

Crossing the Lines: Canadian Club Building Brings Italian Renaissance to Windsor’s Riverfront

For years, Detroiters traveling near the riverfront had a visual landmark in Windsor.  It was the Canadian Club sign that...