The Kanye West-Taylor Swift VMA Meltdown Still Shapes Pop Culture Today
It has been ten years since Kanye West's infamous interruption of pop and country star Taylor Swift during the 2009...
Michigan Man’s Death in Iraq Ignites Backlash Against Trump Immigration Policies
Jake Neher/WDET As the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration intensifies, everyday tragedies are becoming the norm. Last week, U.S. Immigration...
“Flint Fights Back” Looks at State of Democracy, Environmental Justice After Water Crisis
Jake Neher/WDET As part of the 2019 WDET Book Club, WDET is exploring the Flint Water Crisis through Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha’s book on the...
Air Pollution Kills 7 Million Every Year. Thousands Are Americans.
Air pollution is a problem that kills millions of people every year, including more than 100,000 Americans. Environmental journalist and author...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Says Recent ICE Raids, Deportations “Racialized, Hate-Filled, Un-American”
She might be a first-term member of Congress, but no one in Michigan’s delegation is getting more attention than Rep....
Wayne State Looks to ‘Reboot’ Urban Pediatrics Program
Wayne State University is in the midst of a shake-up when it comes to the university's pediatrics program. A dispute...
We Need to Rethink How Women of Color Receive Health Care
Jake Neher/WDET Although people of all races, genders, income levels and age have bad health care experiences, women — and women of color,...
How Detroit Debuted Toni Morrison’s Opera in 2005
Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson spends some time reflecting on the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, who died in...
On the Ground in El Paso: “We’re coming out of our mourning, and now we’re angry.”
The Futuro Media Group Two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, just hours apart, have shaken our...
Journalist Anna Clark On the Lessons to Learn from Flint
Anna Clark It's been five years since a state emergency manager switched Flint's water supply to the Flint river, beginning...
The Impact of President Trump’s Speeches on Violence and Hate
An alleged manifesto left behind by the gunman in the domestic terrorist attack in El Paso contains language many believe...
When Being “American” Becomes Divisive
Jake Neher/WDET What label, if any, defines you as a member of society? A progressive or conservative? A gun owner or...