Created Equal: Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied compensation

Thousands of Americans each year turn to state-run programs that provide financial assistance to victims of violent crime. In all...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan investing $10M to address overdose deaths, racial disparities

Michigan will spend $10 million this year to address overdose deaths and racial disparities in overdose treatments. Subscribe to the...

Facing racial disparity concerns, Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission to undergo review

The body that’s responsible for investigating and punishing judicial misconduct in Michigan has agreed to a review of its record...

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...