Possible Trade War Between U.S. and Canada could Hit New Howe Bridge

The group in charge of creating a new span between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario says it has selected a company...

‘Blowing Open Misconceptions’: How Comic Books Push the Discussion About Race and Representation in America

Laura Weber Davis/WDET The Marvel superhero movie “Black Panther” has made more than one-billion dollars at the box office since...

First American TV Reporter to Wear Hijab On-Screen Joins Detroit Today

Tahera Rahman If you were to picture in your mind what a TV news anchor or reporter looks like, what image...

Former Juvenile Lifer From Detroit Discusses the Horrors of 43 Years in Prison

Jake Neher/WDET For decades in America, there has been a debate about the extent to which the law should punish young...

Syrian Doctor in Metro Detroit Escaped Assad Regime

Google Maps In April on Detroit Today we discussed the horrifying chemical attacks in Syria, and we heard from a couple...

Relish the Moment: High-Class Hot Dogs are Invading Detroit Menus

Imperial Ferndale Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Whether it’s mac and cheese or...

Bonfires & Bonham: The Pontiac Silverdome Was an Insane Place to See a Concert

Raz Mataz Magazine Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. When the Rolling Stones played the Pontiac...

StoryCorps Detroit: Not Ready to Die

Detroiter Roy Sims was diagnosed with a serious heart condition that doctors told him would be his demise.  StoryCorps "It...

New Book Strives to Make Muslim American Children Feel At Home At Home

Shayma Mustafa Shayma Mustafa  released her first book last week. It’s called Excuse Me Ma’am, Excuse Me Sir – I’m...

Live @ WDET’s Studio A: Detroit Jazz Ensemble Hughes Smith Quintet

WDET’s Sam Beaubien sat down with the Hughes Smith Quintet, a Detroit jazz ensemble who strives to play original music...

CuriosiD: Why Does Michigan Avenue Have Brick Pavers?

In this installment of CuriosiD, listener Dan Lombardo asks:  I was wondering why there are brick pavers at Michigan and...

Detroiter Michael E. Dyson Discusses ‘Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America’

Michael Eric Dyson/Midwest Literary Walk Note: This conversation first aired on Detroit Today on April 27, 2018. Detroiter Michael Eric...