Detroit Today: Black Americans have lower life expectancies than others
Through the COVID-19 pandemic up to March 2021, Black Americans died at 1.4 times the rate of white Americans. Overall,...
Through the COVID-19 pandemic up to March 2021, Black Americans died at 1.4 times the rate of white Americans. Overall,...
Law enforcement stepping outside the boundaries of their intended role has been a theme in the Detroit area for a...
Like many institutions in the U.S., banking is interwoven into our country’s history, including the promotion of slavery, housing discrimination and...
1968 is a pivotal year in American history. The assassinations of both Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., combined...
Correction facilities in the U.S. are intended to rehabilitate citizens. But we know from surveys, direct reports and recidivism rates...
For some Detroit families, the construction of the five freeways that cut through the heart of the city was a...
On Monday, Detroit Today and WDET will join organizations around the nation celebrating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,...
The makeup of who lives in the United States is changing. That means that the average American today is less...
Comic books have been a mainstay for decades, growing our imaginations and giving us hope when the world around us...
Little is known about civil rights pioneer Sarah Elizabeth Ray. Often considered Detroit's other Rosa Parks, she was denied a...
Voters who live in cities lean Democratic. And it’s not for purely policy reasons. Many people who grew up in...
Dwan Dandridge founded Black Leaders Detroit in 2019 to help increase access to cash for Black entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders in...