Michigan and Great Lakes Region Face Ups and Downs [GRAPHS]
A new study confirms what many people already knew--Michigan's economy has taken a beating over the last two decades. The...
Former Haitian First Lady Visits Detroit On Friday with Rep. Maxine Waters
Jake Neher/WDET Few countries in the world have faced as much hardship as Haiti. The Haitian people had been forced...
WDET’s Ismael Ahmed On Long History of Muslim, Arab Discrimination in America
Jake Neher/WDET How does it feel to be told you’re somehow less American than others because of your skin color, who...
Michigan Farmers Wondering If Migrant Workforce Will Show Up This Year
Michigan’s agriculture industry says it wants a voice in any renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Farmers say...
Religious Leaders to Communities of Faith: Step Up and Fight
Sascha Raiyn An interfaith group of local religious leaders says President Trump’s immigration policies raise both political and moral issues. Six...
Have Immigration Crises Created a “New Underground Railroad” to Canada?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Trump continues to push for crackdowns on immigration. Meanwhile, our northern neighbor, Canada, sees increasingly more immigrants coming in. They’re...
NPR’s Melissa Block Visits Hamtramck For New Series “Our Land”
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Longtime NPR host and special correspondent Melissa Block has been traveling across the country for her series “Our Land.” She...
President Trump Has Not Touched Policy That Creates Opportunities for Undocumented Millennials
Angela Martinez is one of nearly three quarters of a million young adults who have essentially told the federal government...
Michigan Democrats in Congress React To Trump’s Address
J. Carlisle Larsen/WDET President Donald Trump made his first address to Congress last night. Trump stuck to his written speech,...
Flint Doctor Who Exposed Water Crisis to Attend Trump Address
The doctor who discovered elevated levels of lead in the blood of children in Flint will be a special guest...
“Crimmigration”: Michigan Man’s Case Heads to U.S. Supreme Court [AUDIO, MAP]
Click on the audio link above to hear the on-air version of this story. UPDATE: Author Sandra Svoboda discussed the...
What Have We Learned from the Japanese-American Internment 75 Years Later?
Jake Neher/WDET Sunday marked the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing into law the internment of Japanese-Americans. By modern...