How Can Kids and Schools Deal With Post-Election Turbulence?

Jake Neher/WDET A viral video recently spread across the internet showing middle school students chanting “build that wall” - a...

Detroit Photographer Chronicles Standing Rock Standoff

Cybelle Codish Over the weekend there was another flare-up between protesters and police near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North...

Cass Tech Celebrates 90 Years of Teaching Students to Play the Harp

Detroit’s Cass Technical High School is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its “Harp and Vocal Ensemble”.  That's right.  Cass Tech...

What Does Dakota Access Pipeline Tell Us About Broader Issues Facing Indigenous Communities?

United Church of Christ, Flickr Lost in much of media coverage of the presidential campaign this year has been a...

Michigan’s Silent and Wage-less Seven Billion Dollar Industry

Michigan has a seven Billion-dollar industry where almost everyone works for free. It’s called Elder Care. Over a half-million Michigan...

Forbes’ “Most Affordable Cities” Ranks Detroit in Top Ten

Sandra Svoboda/WDET Detroit has been ranked tenth on Forbes’ list of “Most Affordable Cities,” with median costs for houses at...

The Successes And Failings Of The Modern Justice System

Sandra Svoboda/WDET WDET and our Detroit Journalism Cooperative partners are looking back to look forward. Nearly 50 years after this...

MSP Changes How Troopers Record Race at Traffic Stops

michigan.gov The Michigan State Police will begin keeping more accurate records of the race of drivers during traffic stops. The...

A Northwest Detroit Coffee House is Brewing Again

Always Brewing Detroit closed at the beginning of the month due to slow sales. But Cody Williams decided to purchase...

Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Detroit Water Shutoffs

Eli Newman / WDET A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Detroit residents to allow their legal challenge...

Ambitious Detroit Urban Farm Project Adds Hoop Houses

An ambitious 15 million dollar project to develop a large scale urban farm on the city’s east side is breaking...

Wanted: Housing for Homeless Veterans

Earlier this month Americans celebrated Veterans Day. As part of the recognition, the  Michigan State Housing Development Authority or MSHDA...