Whitmer Directs Medical Licensees, Institutions to Incorporate Implicit Bias Training

The Coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on racial inequity within the health care system.  Despite having just 14% of...

U.S. Adds 4.8 Million Jobs In June, But Mixed Indicators for Michigan

The U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs in June after millions more were laid off due to coronavirus-related closures. "The...

Detroit Granted $750,000 For Coronavirus Relief for Undocumented Immigrants

Detroit’s Immigration Task Force has announced a $750,000 donation that allows them to provide coronavirus relief to undocumented immigrants. The money comes...

Local Hydroxychloroquine Study Shows Promising Sign in Early Stage COVID-19 Patients

An anti-malarial drug controversially touted by President Donald Trump as a preventative treatment for COVID-19 was the subject of a...

Planned Parenthood: SCOTUS Birth Control Ruling Hurts Low-Income Women Most

The Supreme Court has upheld a Trump administration rule allowing businesses and organizations with religious objections to opt out of the Affordable Care Act's mandate...

Michigan Sues Over DeVos Move to Redirect CARES Act Funding to Private Schools

Michigan and several other states are suing the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos over school funding. "This is really just...

Wayne State Doubles Graduation Rate, But More Work To Be Done

Wayne State University’s six-year graduation rate just a few years ago was 26%, the worst in the country for a...

Rep. Brenda Lawrence on Police Reform: “We Went from Anguish to Action”

Protestors and activists have continued to push for dramatic change to American policing to some local and state progress, but...

WDET Launching New “Essential Cooking” Podcast With Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato

With people forced to stay at home and cook more than ever before, this is the right time to discover exciting...

Reforming Police Is Only the Beginning

Weeks of protests against system racism and police brutality have many people feeling like substantial reforms to law enforcement practices...

Whitmer Closes Indoor Seating at Bars in Metro Detroit

A new executive order from Governor Gretchen Whitmer means bars that make more than 70% of their revenue from alcohol...

Study Says Economic Recovery Disproportionately Benefitted Wealthier, White Households

The COVID-19 pandemic ended more than a decade of economic growth in the United States. From the end of the...