Group of Black MSU Players Helped Desegregate College Football in 1960s
Through the Banks of the Red Cedar Now in its fifth year, the Freep Film Festival is underway. This year, 75...
From Bridge Magazine: Detroit’s Teacher Shortage [TRANSCRIPT]
The Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to have art and gym classes in most schools next year, according to Superintendent...
Educators Say ‘Yes Means Yes’ Sex Education Works in Their State – Will Michigan follow?
Jake Neher/WDET Bills in the state Legislature would require schools to teach what’s called affirmative consent – or “yes means...
Should Schools Be Able to Ban or Regulate Guns?
Jake Neher/WDET A major firearms case will be debated in front of the Michigan Supreme Court next week. But advocates...
Trump’s Border Fixation and What It Means for Immigrants
Jake Neher/WDET Immigration continues to be a hotly debated subject in the United States -- DACA, the proposed border wall, and now a group...
POLITICO Magazine’s Tim Alberta on Being A Political Reporter Through First Year of Trump
POLITICO This conversation originally aired on Detroit Today on December 28, 2017. POLITICO Magazine feature reporter Tim Alberta covers national politics in Washington....
New Initiative Makes Urban Farming Mobile, Teaches Kids to Garden
Jake Neher/WDET Urban farming is nothing new here in Detroit. But the industry is continuing to grow and change as...
After School Walkouts, Will Lawmakers Do Anything About Gun Violence?
Bre'Anna Tinsley / WDET Lawmakers in Lansing continue to debate legislation to crack down on gun violence. That’s as students...
‘Run! Hide! Fight!’ – Wayne State University Preps for Random Violence
The killing of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has re-ignited the national conversation on...
Juveniles “Caught” in the Justice System Featured on New Podcast
On any given night in America, 53,000 young people are in some form of lockup. And nearly 60 percent are black,...
Actress, Social Activist Denise Nicholas: ‘These Kids…That’s What Gives Me Hope’
Jake Neher/WDET Actress Denise Nicholas was 19 in 1964 when she left home here in Michigan to join the Free Southern...
State Superintendent Stepping Down to Focus on Cancer Battle
Photo Courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools State schools Superintendent Brian Whiston is stepping down to concentrate on his battle with...