The Metro: Will Detroit see better days under Black leadership?
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Detroiters will elect their next mayor later this year, and the stakes...
The Metro: Will Detroit see better days under Black leadership?
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Detroiters will elect their next mayor later this year, and the stakes...
The Metro: New book helping Black men thrive in corporate America
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Corporate America can be a pathway to a stable financial future....
The Metro: New book details the struggle to integrate Detroit schools
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Many school districts throughout metro Detroit, and Detroit in particular, are...
Civil rights group says immigrants have legal protections against deportation
An advocacy group says immigrants in Michigan can take steps to keep themselves from being deported if they plan for...
Sponsors try again at ‘Momnibus’ bill package to address racial disparities in maternal care
Bills to address racial disparities in maternal health care are making a comeback in the Michigan Legislature.The Senate bills would...
Detroit Evening Report: Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, others
On his last day in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in the...
Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he...
Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofits reclaiming outdoor spaces for people of color; family-friendly New Year’s celebrations
This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve reported on at WDET this...
Local doctor describes dire conditions in Gaza hospitals during medical mission last December
"As winter approaches, the horror in Gaza continues to grind on with no end in sight.” Those are the words...
Detroit Evening Report: State legislators introduce bills to require inclusive history lessons in schools
Democratic state senators introduced two bills on Tuesday that would require Michigan schools to teach more inclusive history lessons.Subscribe to...
Detroit-based Healthy Roots Dolls addressing need for diverse representation in toys
When you don’t have hair that is seen as beautiful by the mainstream, it's often hard to see the beauty...
Metro Detroiters among those who received racist texts post-election
Several Michigan residents were among the many men, women and students of color who received a wave of racist text...