Metro Detroit Immigrant Communities Weigh In on 2020 Election

According to the Pew Research Center, about one in ten people who are eligible to vote in the United States' 2020...

Coulter, Kowall Seek the Late Patterson’s Oakland County Executive Seat

This year’s race for Oakland County Executive is significant. Not because of who is on the ballot but because of who...

The Role of America’s Hispanic and Latinx Vote In 2020

As we inch closer to Election day, the WDET newsroom and Detroit Today are continuing to explore how the 2020 presidential...

Two Macomb County Voters Make Opposite Choice for President

Macomb County -- home of the "Reagan Democrats" -- played an outsized role in the election of President Trump in...

The Role of Faith in the 2020 Race

In the run-up to this fall’s presidential election, pollsters have been busy dissecting the electorate into reliable demographic groups. College-educated...

These 1960s Black Activist Groups Fought For Economic Opportunity in Detroit

A new collection at Walter P. Reuther Library Archives at Wayne State University showcases documents and materials from Black activist...

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...

“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,...

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...

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...

Between Takes: Motown, Armed and Funky In the Deep South

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