Cobo Hall Gets a New Name, Leaving Behind Complicated Racial Legacy
Alex McLenon The red lettering once mounted on the side of Detroit's largest convention center is gone. The building once known...
The Flint Water Crisis’ Latest Victim Died Earlier This Year
This February, one of the most recent deaths caused by the Flint Water Crisis occurred: Jassmine McBride, who died 6 months...
Rep. Haley Stevens Concerned About Recession, Calls Out Tariffs as Obstacle to Job Creation
Members of Congress head back to Capitol Hill in early September, returning to a political environment that is rich with problems...
Detroit Police: New Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Will Have Minimal Impact on Operations
The Detroit Police Department said new laws regarding civil asset forfeiture will have a minimal impact on their street-level operations during...
Activists Confront Water Board, Education Commission Expands After School Bus Service
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department presented a new pilot program and the Community Education Commission announced an expansion of...
Former WDET Host Nkenge Zola Has Died
Nkenge Zola, former 101.9 WDET staffer and host of "All Things Considered" has died. Zola and I worked together at...
Detroit Launches Financial Counseling Centers for Residents
Alex McLenon Detroit's first two Financial Empowerment Centers are now open for business. The program is set-up to provide free...
Michigan’s Secretary of State Promised to Reduce Wait Times. That’s Not Happening.
WDET Digital Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has promised to significantly reduce wait times at branch offices. During her...
In Response to Water Crisis, Brightmoor Students Build Filtration System
A group of high school students is flattening a patch of dirt next to a modest-looking church in the northwest...
United Way Is Leading the Search for Long-Term Solutions for Flint
Jake Neher/WDET It’s been over 5 years since Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint pediatrician, first brought public attention to the...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Cancelled Israel Trip Sparks Questions On Diplomacy, Bigotry
Jake Neher/WDET Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s, D-Mich., is not going to Israel and the West Bank after a tumultuous back-and-forth with...
“Flint Fights Back” Looks at State of Democracy, Environmental Justice After Water Crisis
Jake Neher/WDET As part of the 2019 WDET Book Club, WDET is exploring the Flint Water Crisis through Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha’s book on the...