Meet the Woman Diversifying Psychedelic Culture

People of Color Psychedelic Collective Ifetayo Harvey, the founder of the People of Color Psychedelic Collective, is looking to make...

This Black-Owned Avenue of Fashion Business Plans to Survive the Pandemic

Kay Willingham is the owner of Art In Motion on the Avenue of Fashion, a storied district on Livernois Ave. that...

In The Motor City, A Drive-In Opera Parks Itself Downtown

This year, the arts world-at-large has had to reinvent its approach to live performance. The Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) in...

“Militias,” “Domestic Terrorism,” and Why The Language We Use Is Important

Michigan’s militia culture has been brought into focus recently. People involved in that culture, including members of the so-called Wolverine Watchmen,...

Michigan’s COVID Response At a Political Crossroads Amid Surging Cases

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan is at a scary point when it comes to coronavirus cases, which have been on the rise recently...

How Commercial Medicine Makes Our Sickness Political

Sometimes, the story of one person’s individual experience can shine a light on bigger issues that affect us all. In...

Anxiety Rising: Marginalized Michiganders Fear White Backlash, Violence

Images of white male rage have become a feature of 2020, adding to a chaotic mix of civil unrest, environmental and...

Returning Your Absentee Ballot? Officials Say Drop It Off, Don’t Mail It.

Mail-in ballots must be received by November 3 in order to be counted. That’s according to a Michigan Court of...

Between Takes: The High Schooler That Skipped School For Motown

Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has...

Metro Detroit: Local Issues On Your Ballot In November 2020

101.9 WDET, Detroit's NPR Station, is committed to providing fair and accurate coverage of the 2020 November presidential election.  Our newsroom is taking...

DFT’s Elliot Wilhelm’s Must-Watch Horror Movies For Halloween

Stretching all the way back to the silent era of film, horror movies have always held a special spooky place...

Metro Detroit Voters Share What’s On Their Minds Ahead of 2020 Election

The November election is a little over two weeks away. It’s almost hard to believe it’s so close after all...