Experts Unpack the Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty Verdicts
More than a year after the killing of two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin who were protesting racial injustice and police...
Muralist Waleed Johnson Talks About ‘The Spirit,’ Detroit’s 100th City-Sponsored Mural
If you drive around the city of Detroit these days, you might notice some new artwork around town. The Duggan...
Kyle Rittenhouse Cleared of All Charges in Kenosha Shootings
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings...
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winner Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Discusses Disparities That Persist in American Life
Some awards you can’t apply for -- you can’t even find them. Instead, they find you. So it goes with one...
Black Detroiters Weigh in on What They Hope a Reparations Task Force Will Endorse
Reparations is the idea of making amends for a wrong. The concept is usually tied to slavery or other unfair...
Reps. Dingell and Kildee Explain What Infrastructure Package Will Mean for Michigan
President Joe Biden is expected to sign his historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure package on Monday. Michigan will get at least $10 billion from...
New Film Explores What Henry Ford Might Do and Say If He Visited Southeast Michigan in 2021
What would Henry Ford do and say if he traveled in time to Detroit in 2021? That’s the question that...
Suspensions and Expulsions Hurt More Than They Help Metro Detroit Students, Says Criminal Justice Professor
Suspensions and expulsions are normal parts of discipline in the American school system, occurring almost as frequently as “timeouts.” In his new book...
How Zoning Laws Drive Segregation, Inequality in Places Like Metro Detroit
Single-family zoning laws, or city ordinances preventing non-single-family homes from being built, created the image of the quintessential residential area we...
U.S. Supreme Court Firearms Case Could Reshape Gun Control in America
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide a case this term that would have major implications for gun rights and gun...
NPR’s Tim Mak Details the NRA’s Downfall in New Book “Misfire”
For decades, the National Rifle Association used its strong political influence and lobbying powers to block gun control legislation in...
Dearborn’s First Arab American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Reflects on Historic Victory
Despite having one of the largest Arab populations in America, Dearborn has never had an Arab American or Muslim mayor....