Created Equal, Season 2: Thomas Sugrue
Thomas Sugrue, page 120, is a Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History at NYU. A specialist in twentieth-century American politics,...
Created Equal, Season 2: Flint Residents “Have a Voice, They Just Didn’t Have a Platform.”
"These are the people who haven’t been heard. I never say voiceless, they have a voice, they just didn’t have...
Founders Owner: Firing “Has Nothing To Do” With Former Employee’s Race
Update, Nov. 1, 2019: Founder's has settled the racial discrimination case with plaintiff Tracy Evans, with neither party admitting fault....
Former Congressman John Conyers Dies as a Civil Rights Icon with a Tarnished Legacy
There was nothing but reverence for Conyers at a rally for Bernie Sanders yesterday in Detroit. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib,...
Remembering John Conyers: A Legacy Beyond Legislation
Detroit is mourning the loss of political titan, John Conyers, who passed away over the weekend at age 90. The...
Fired Founders Employee Speaks: “Racism is Nothing New to People of Color”
LaToya Cross One of the biggest stories to come out of Michigan’s craft beer industry has nothing to do with...
Pigeonholed: Detroit’s Rashaun Rucker Explores Marginalized People, Animals in New Art Exhibit
Rashaun Rucker On their own, Rashaun Rucker's large-scale drawings are intricately crafted works of art that stand out for their...
2018 Was Historic Year For Women Elected to Congress, But Activists Aren’t Stopping There
Jake Neher/WDET 2018 was deemed "the year of the woman," a label spurred by the election of over 100 women to...
Detroit Lifestyle Blogger and Hijabi Model Tells All in ‘Unashamed’ Memoir
Divorce and anger prompted Leah Vernon, a Detroit fashion blogger and lifestyle model, to pen "Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim." “Put trauma...
Half of All Black Kids in Michigan Live in Concentrated Poverty
Jake Neher/WDET A new study on childhood poverty was recently released by the Annie E Casey Foundation. In it, African-American and...
Satire or Propaganda? The Free Speech Implications of the Violent Trump Video
A fake and incredibly violent video emerged over the weekend. In it, Donald Trump is seen attacking his enemies inside...
Indigenous Musician Jeremy Dutcher Brings Award-Winning First Nations Music to Detroit
Ryan Patrick Hooper In 2018, indigenous Canadian musician Jeremy Dutcher released the Polaris-prize winning album "Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa," a collection of post-classical...
