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...

Is Detroit Part of The Midwest? A Tweet Sparks Furor

Last Wednesday, a tweet shared by the New York Times’ Jonathan Weisman sparked a furor online.  It essentially said that Detroit’s Rashida...

Metro Detroit Remembers L. Brooks Patterson, Colorful and Controversial Oakland County Executive, Dead at 80

  The Unexpected Goodbye Patterson broke the news about his condition a hastily-called press conference in March. The brash Patterson...

Biden and Harris, Bruised During Debate, take Campaigns to Detroit Streets

Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, among the frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nomination in many...

Inmates’ Passion for Literacy Revealed Through Tutoring Program

Words No Bars Can Hold Do you remember learning to read? It’s as if a whole world opens up and...