Dearborn’s First Arab American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Reflects on Historic Victory

Despite having one of the largest Arab populations in America, Dearborn has never had an Arab American or Muslim mayor....

Abdullah Hammoud Makes History in Dearborn Mayoral Election: “There Is a New Era in Dearborn”

Abdullah Hammoud made history Tuesday night after voters elected him Dearborn’s first Arab American and Muslim mayor. Nargis Hakim Rahman/WDET...

How Losing Her Job Led Bangladeshi Woman to Launch a Catering Business During the Pandemic

“Communities of Hope" features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the pandemic. In...

Michigan State University Researchers Recall Harrowing Effort to Evacuate 77 Afghan Scholars

Michigan State University had dozens of people in Afghanistan affiliated with the university when the country fell to the Taliban...

Bandhu Gardens Cultivating Fruit, Vegetables and Friendship in Detroit

Rooted shares stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land of the Indigenous Anishinaabe, the...

Taking A Critical Look At Hispanic Heritage Month

In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson introduced Hispanic Heritage Week. Johnson said it was for "the people of Hispanic descent ... the...

Refugee Shelter Proposal Tears Alma Community Apart as Vote on Rezoning Nears

Pat Touzeau is leaving town. She’s moving out of a duplex at the masonic home in Alma. She’s known since...

What the U.S. Constitution Says About Immigration

For centuries immigration has been synonymous with the United States, but what does the Constitution actually say about who can...

Metro Detroiters Share Their Citizenship Journey

As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every...

Freedom House Detroit and Samaritas Working to Help Afghan Refugees

The Taliban has once again seized control of Afghanistan. In response, the United States is getting ready to receive thousands...

Rep. Dan Kildee Says U.S. Has “Obligation” To Do More To Help Afghan Refugees

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township) says the U.S. should play a larger role in the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan...

The War In Afghanistan: Michigan Experts Weigh In On What Could’ve Been Done Differently

On Monday, President Joe Biden addressed the American people after the United States began evacuating Afghanistan. The Taliban now controls the country...