Detroit’s Auto Industry Hoping President Biden Can Help Secure Semiconductors

President Biden held a meeting this week with companies and manufacturers on both sides of the global semiconductor shortage. With...

Parents and Child Care Providers Still Struggling More Than A Year Into Pandemic

There are so many aspects of life that have been flipped upside down in the last year, but for so...

Legal Observers Sue City of Detroit, Alleging Civil Rights Violations During Anti-Police Brutality Protest

Several legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild are suing the City of Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief...

COVID-19 Vaccines Appear To Be Working. But Some Recent Headlines Lack Context and Cause Confusion.

COVID-19 vaccines appear to be working well in Michigan to prevent people from getting sick or dying.   But some news...

Journalist Julie DiCaro Discusses Sexism, Misogyny and the Media in New Book

For as long as the news media has existed, there has been pervasive sexism and casual misogyny. Nevermore is that...

Musician Omar Sosa On How His Father’s Love of Nat King Cole and a Bootleg Herbie Hancock Cassette Influenced His Sound

Jazz pianist Omar Sosa is celebrated for his unique blend of global sounds with modern electronic elements. But it's his...

Whitmer Urges Halt of High School Classes, Youth Sports

Instead of implementing restrictions in the face of a third wave of COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking for people...

How Doing ‘The Work’ Could Change Your Life

In recent years, the influence of the health and wellness community has taken off in unprecedented ways on social media.  Therapists and...

Gov. Whitmer Turns to Persuasion Over COVID-19 Restrictions

Less stick. More carrot. That appears to be Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s approach now. Last Wednesday, the governor visited Ford Field...

Detroit People’s Food Co-op Signs Purchase Agreement for North End Location

A food co-op more than 10 years in the making is a little bit closer to fruition. The Detroit Black...

Separating Fact From Fiction Regarding Gov. Whitmer’s Nursing Home Policies During Pandemic

One of the toughest issues to make sense of during the pandemic in Michigan is the death rates in nursing homes....

Highland Park Official Wants to Clean Up the Whole City

A Highland Park city councilmember wants to see the entire 2.97-square-mile city cleaned up. Litter and graffiti have been an...