Water Activists Skeptical of Duggan’s Commitment to End Water Shutoff Policy
In 2014, the United Nations called Detroit’s water shutoffs policy “contrary to human rights.” Now, six years later, Mayor Mike...
Journalist Tim Alberta Digs Into Michigan GOP Attempts to Undermine Election
President-elect Joe Biden won Michigan’s 16 Electoral College votes by more than 150,000 votes. That’s a fact, which has held...
Created Equal: Carol Anderson on the Lasting Implications of White Rage
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
High Water Levels On Tap This Winter As November Marks The Start Of A New Water Year
The general public may be approaching the end of the calendar year, but climate scientists have just started a new year...
Making Sense of the Trump-Biden Transition
After weeks of denial about his loss in the presidential election, President Trump still has not conceded to President-elect Joe...
Delving Into Biden’s Diverse Cabinet Picks
Since the election, there's been a lot of talk about the president’s tantrum over losing the election, and the Republican Party’s enabling...
Created Equal: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Explains ‘Antiracism’
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
Created Equal: Colson Whitehead’s Books Expose the Persistence of Racial Inequity
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
Learning From Indigenous Voices This Thanksgiving
As the pandemic rages on, it’s continuing to teach us all about the enormity of our resilience as individuals and...
Eddie Glaude: Racism We’ve Seen in Trump Era is Not New. It’s Just Louder.
The upheaval of 2020 has laid bare the racial tensions and systemic oppression of people of color that undergird American society....
Season 3 of WDET’s ‘Created Equal’ Explores Race in America
WDET, Detroit’s NPR station, presents a new season of the podcast "Created Equal." Season 3 of Created Equal, “Writers on...
Kresge Foundation Launches Racial Justice Grant Initiative
This summer spurred a social and cultural reckoning over systemic racism and oppression. Organizations in Detroit and around the country are...