Lieutenant Governor Makes History in Battle for Criminal Justice Reform
Before becoming Gretchen Whitmer's Lieutenant Governor, Garlin Gilchrist worked as a software engineer, then the social network coordinator for the 2008 Obama...
The “Negro Motorists Green Book” Let Black Detroiters Know Where To Go in the Era of Jim Crow
During the Jim Crow era, “traveling while black” meant being denied entry into certain establishments, including restaurants, hotels, service stations and...
Reveal’s Aaron Glantz Says Those Profiting Off Housing Crisis Target Detroit, Other Michigan Cities
A gang of Wall Street kingpins, greedy investors and crooked banks have been stealing the American Dream by making it harder for people...
The 1974 Supreme Court Ruling On Detroit School Busing That Worsened Segregation
It’s the early 1970’s. The City of Detroit is still licking its wounds after the civil disturbance in July of...
Livonia’s First Female Mayor Sees Her Election Win As Continuation of 2018’s Pink Wave
Local elections around Metro Detroit earlier this month had significant outcomes in several cities. One of those cities is Livonia,...
Eastpointe’s New Mayor Monique Owens Wants All Voices At Table
The city of Eastpointe has elected its first African American Mayor. Monique Owens assumes the position after serving on Eastpointe's...
In An Old Synagogue, Detroit Artist Tony Rave Brings “Family Matters” to Life
Donavan Glover On Sunday night at a former synagogue converted into the Shylo Arts space for both local and national...
Hip Hop, Slam Poetry and Storytelling Collide at Detroit Public Theatre’s ‘Temples of Lung and Air’
HuthPhoto / Detroit Public Theatre Kane Smego started out by making a name for himself as a spoken word performer...
Created Equal, Season 2: Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards, a civil engineer and University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech conducted the research confirming that lead was poisoning...
Created Equal, Season 2: Virg Bernero
Virg Bernero was the 51st Mayor of Lansing and is currently CEO of Bernero Hannan LLC. Bernero put pressure on...
Author Steve Luxenberg On Racial Strife from Plessy v. Ferguson To Modern Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET Author and hometown Detroiter Steve Luxenberg is back in town promoting his book "Separate," which explores the human stories behind the...
Flint’s First Poet Laureate On The Power of Literary Arts: “Flint Is Rising, Don’t Count Us Out”
When is the last time you sat down and wrote a poem, a story or a letter just for fun?...