Detroit Future City: Black Middle Class Under Siege, But Opportunities Exist
Jake Neher/WDET A new report by Detroit Future City tells us some really interesting, and frankly disturbing, things about the city’s...
Should Michigan Raise the Tobacco Age to 21?
Jake Neher/WDET As some states begin to liberalize cannabis laws, many of the same states are further restricting access to tobacco. California,...
Author Bridgett Davis Discusses ‘The World According to Fannie Davis,’ Numbers Running in Detroit
Joan Isabella/WDET Fannie Davis was a numbers runner in Detroit in the 1950s and ‘60s, before the legal lottery began....
Hall of Fame Gymnast Wendy Hilliard: We Must Create More Opportunity for Detroit Youth
Jake Neher/WDET Wendy Hilliard is a Hall of Fame rhythmic gymnast and the first African American gymnast to represent the United...
Detroit Convention Center Erases Name of Tarnished Ex-Mayor Cobo
Tony Spina reuther.wayne.edu Detroit’s iconic Cobo Center is getting a new name. The Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority sold the...
Renaming Cobo: How to Reclaim History Without Erasing It
Jake Neher/WDET It has always been "Cobo." The convention center along the Detroit River at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Washington...
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....