DER Weekends: Physics professor brings race, gender into the classroom to build better scientists
On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Sascha Raiyn spoke with professor and activist Prasad Venugopal, who teaches classes...
The Metro: How the war in Gaza is swaying voters in Michigan
Michigan is home to the nation's largest Arab American population. And in southeast Michigan, about 300,000 Arab Americans call the Dearborn...
Created Equal: Rediscovering Indigenous American history with Ned Blackhawk
The history of the United States is intertwined with the history of Native Americans, but it’s not always told that...
MichMash: Whitmer’s proposed budget and the state’s potential legislative maps
The Michigan Independent Redistricting Commission is taking public comment after releasing its proposed draft maps for seven metro Detroit Michigan...
Biden aides meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan
Arab American leaders met with top Biden administration officials in Dearborn on Thursday to share their discontent with U.S. foreign...
Hamtramck hires first Yemeni Muslim American police chief
Hamtramck is getting a new police chief following the retirement of Anne Moise last month. Jamiel Altaheri, deputy inspector and...
Created Equal: Exploring reparations for Black Detroiters
Many cities across the U.S. are exploring the idea of reparations, and Detroit is one of them. The city created...
Faltering relations with Arab Americans clouding President Biden’s visit to Michigan
President Joe Biden is visiting Michigan on Thursday to sit down with members of the United Auto Workers union, a...
Detroit Evening Report: Arab American leaders refuse to meet with Biden campaign during Michigan visit
President Joe Biden’s campaign manager traveled to Michigan on Friday and found some top Arab American activists unwilling to meet...
Attorney for Racial Justice Project responds to report on discriminatory policing by MSP
Michigan State Police troopers pull over Black and Hispanic drivers at a rate that outpaces their presence in the state,...
Detroit Today: What’s going on with Detroit’s Reparations Task Force?
About a year ago, Detroit created its Reparations Task Force to research historical discrimination and harm done against Black Detroiters...
SCOTUS denies redistricting stay as in-person meetings get underway
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to stop the redrawing of seven Michigan state House districts. The order...