Detroit Today: Why ‘pulling yourself up by your bootstraps’ is poor advice
As far back as the 1800s, the phrase "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" was used as a sarcastic joke...
Advocacy group seeks Middle Eastern, North African category included in Census, other federal forms
The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) is working to get the Middle Eastern and North African designation added...
Detroit BOPC looks to hire a chief investigator amid allegations of a payroll scam
The Detroit Police Department is investigating a public body that oversees it. The Detroit News reports the Board of Police...
New podcast tells the stories of Black Detroiters through a historical lens
Black history is American history. There are so many amazing, inspiring stories that weave together the fabric of this country....
Civic dinner event highlights immigrants and refugees in Detroit’s Filipinx community
Michigan State University Extension’s Wayne County office and Baon, a monthly subscription food service that serves curated Filipino food, are...
A local nonprofit aims to connect people living with intellectual disabilities to the arts
Gesher Human Services is a nonprofit that serves roughly 11,000 Metro Detroiters with intellectual disabilities. They help find and create...
Detroit Today: Why Gen Z is gravitating toward vaping and e-cigarettes
If you go to Europe or Asia, you’ll notice how common smoking is. Americans, by contrast, have created really strong...
Dearborn is hosting food trucks and games for Ramadan in the city’s west downtown
The City of Dearborn and the West Dearborn Downtown Development Authority are teaming up to host Ramadan festivities this year....
Muslims begin the month of Ramadan in Southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan is home to about 300,000 Muslims. Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic and lunar calendar, begins tonight....
Detroit Today: How deep, lasting connections benefit our health and happiness
Most people go through life, consciously or not, following what other people do. In the U.S., a lot of our...
Peter Sagal shares his parenting advice as an older dad with young kids
One of the most momentous decisions anyone can make in life is whether to have children. For many, the idea...
New series from Wayne State University Press seeks to make space for trans stories
This year, Wayne State University Press will publish a new series of books that seeks to change traditional studies of...