New Report Showcases Role of Immigrants in Building Community Resilience in Detroit
Global Detroit recently released a study on the impact of Detroit's fast-growing immigrant neighborhoods over several years. Executive Director Steve...
New Report Showcases Role of Immigrants in Building Community Resilience in Detroit
Global Detroit recently released a study on the impact of Detroit's fast-growing immigrant neighborhoods over several years. Executive Director Steve...
Michigan Surpasses 20,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths
Michigan passed a grim COVID-19 milestone as the state reported more than 20,000 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 since the...
How to Summer: Level Up Your Picnic and Charcuterie Game With Detroit Charcuterie and Detroit Picnic Company
WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...
Census: Big Population Drops in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; Detroit’s Population Continues Decades-Long Slide
Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau showed some of Michigan’s largest percentage population losses were in the state’s Upper...
Unpacking the Infrastructure Package and What It Means for Michigan
Earlier this week, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a sweeping piece of legislation that has already made...
Reps. Debbie Dingell and Fred Upton on Bipartisan Support for Sweeping Infrastructure Bill
A monumental $1 trillion infrastructure bill took shape earlier this week in Washington. Two lawmakers from Michigan, who were part of the...
Detroit Community and Cultural Organizer Uses Food as a Medium for Ancestral Healing
Rooted shares stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land of the Indigenous Anishinaabe, the...
Flooding, Power Outages Hit Michigan as Storms Rake Midwest
Jerome Vaughn/WDET DETROIT (AP) — Heavy rains brought flooding early Thursday, shutting down some freeways in the Detroit area, as...
General Wayne, Colonel Hamtramck and the Conquering of Detroit During Revolutionary Times
As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts...
New Book “Just Get on the Pill” Takes Look at Uneven Social Messaging Around Birth Control
It’s been 61 years since the FDA approved the birth control pill, a landmark victory for reproductive health and autonomy....
How the Pandemic Has Changed the Conversation on Mental Health
Mental health has been widely talked about in America recently with emotions surrounding the pandemic and the awareness movement led...
Automakers Double Down on EVs, While General Motors’ Hydrogen Partner Nikola Faces Scrutiny
Coming off profitable second quarters, Ford, Stellantis and General Motors are ramping up their goals for bringing new electric models...