The Lessons We’re Still Learning from the Civil War
acwmuseum/Instagram It seems like every few months we get a harsh reminder of the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow...
Characters Surrounding Landmark Plessy v. Ferguson Case Have Fascinating Roots in Detroit
Credit: Josh Luxenberg Most people know at least a little about Plessy v. Ferguson, the 19th-century Supreme Court ruling that...
Book Says Our Political Divisions Started in a Specific Year — 1974
Princeton University If you had to name the year that America became so divided that liberal and conservative, black and...
People Still Plead Ignorance to Blackface Racism Despite Constant Reminders
The Atlantic We’ve heard about blackface, of all things, a lot lately. Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam, and the state’s attorney...
Trump’s Message of Bipartisanship Sounds Disingenuous to Michigan Dems in Congress
Cheyna Roth/MPRN On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union speech. The stem-winder focused primarily on...
Super Bowl Will Close Out NFL Season the Same Way It Began — Embroiled in Controversy
Jake Neher/WDET The Super Bowl is this weekend in Atlanta, and scandal surrounding the event has already made plenty of news....
Twisted Storytellers, Arab American National Museum Celebrate Black History Month with ‘Freedom Stories’
Jake Neher/WDET On Friday, February 1, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn will host The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers,...
Henry Ford’s Antisemitism: New Article Explores Dark Side of Legacy
Jake Neher/WDET Henry Ford was an anti-Semite. And not in a passive way. He actively worked to marginalize and discriminate against Jews...
Documentary Follows Detroit’s Rise, Fall, Revitalization Through Eyes of Postman
Detroit 48202 Detroit-born filmmaker Pam Sporn has come up with a really interesting way to tell the city’s story....
MLK Day Special Afternoon Programming
12 -1 pm: King Stories. A hour documentary of captivating stories told by close friends and associates of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
What Does Gillette Toxic Masculinity Ad Tell Us About Ourselves?
This week, Gillette released an ad challenging men to be better -- to women, to kids, to each other. It calls out...
Government Shutdown Draws the Ire of Activists in Southwest Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET A group of activists rallied to oppose the on-going partial shutdown of the federal government Tuesday — staging...
