WDET Book Club: Author JM Holmes on “Invisible Man” and Identity
WDET’s Book Club is back for a third year, and this summer’s selection is Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” a formative...
WDET Book Club: Author JM Holmes on “Invisible Man” and Identity
WDET’s Book Club is back for a third year, and this summer’s selection is Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” a formative...
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter Makes Case for First Full Term
Michigan’s state and local primary election is Aug. 4. There's still time to vote by mail for the Aug. 4th election....
Oakland County Prosecutor Challenger Says Racial Disparity Key Issue
Michigan's state and local primary election is Aug. 4. See more information on the Aug. 4 primary election here. Detroit...
What Washington’s NFL Team Name Change Means for Native Americans
After years of pressure from advertisers, Native American activist groups, and even the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Washington...
Thirty Years Ago, Nelson Mandela Visited Detroit
On June 28th, 1990, only months after being released from spending nearly three decades in prison, Nelson Mandela arrived in Detroit...
He Was Imprisoned For A Crime He Didn’t Commit. Now Free, Life Won’t Be Easy to Rebuild.
Chad Clay just moved into a home on the north side of Detroit. For the first time in nearly three...
Whitmer Directs Medical Licensees, Institutions to Incorporate Implicit Bias Training
The Coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on racial inequity within the health care system. Despite having just 14% of...
WDET Book Club: “Invisible Man,” Black Lives Matter and the Politics of Ralph Ellison
WDET's Book Club is back for a third year, and this summer's selection is Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," a formative work of...
The Big Effect of A Small Change: Capitalizing the “B” in Black
Many news outlets have historically lowercased terms describing race while capitalizing ethnicities. “Identity and labels are very, very individual and...
The Racist, Segregationist History Behind Dearborn’s Orville Hubbard Statue
For decades, statues of racist historical figures have towered over American cities and towns. Now, many of those statues are being...
Rep. Brenda Lawrence on Police Reform: “We Went from Anguish to Action”
Protestors and activists have continued to push for dramatic change to American policing to some local and state progress, but...
Author Colson Whitehead on “The Nickel Boys,” “Invisible Man,” and Racial Inequity
As the country continues to dig into this moment of reckoning with racial disparities and systemic oppression, many Americans are...
