Bitcoin ATM’s Popping Up in Detroit

Bitcoin ATM’s are increasingly appearing around metro-Detroit. The machines allow users to exchange cash for the crypto-currency. Bitcoin of America has eight terminals in metro-Detroit. CEO Sonny Mehraban says bitcoin ATM’s cater to those with little, or...

StoryCorps Detroit: What Happens When a Father is Deported?

Diana Lara’s father was deported to Mexico when she was thirteen years old.   StoryCorps Lara, her mother, and her...

‘Blowing Open Misconceptions’: How Comic Books Push the Discussion About Race and Representation in America

Laura Weber Davis/WDET The Marvel superhero movie “Black Panther” has made more than one-billion dollars at the box office since...

First American TV Reporter to Wear Hijab On-Screen Joins Detroit Today

Tahera Rahman If you were to picture in your mind what a TV news anchor or reporter looks like, what image...

Former Juvenile Lifer From Detroit Discusses the Horrors of 43 Years in Prison

Jake Neher/WDET For decades in America, there has been a debate about the extent to which the law should punish young...

Syrian Doctor in Metro Detroit Escaped Assad Regime

Google Maps In April on Detroit Today we discussed the horrifying chemical attacks in Syria, and we heard from a couple...

New Book Strives to Make Muslim American Children Feel At Home At Home

Shayma Mustafa Shayma Mustafa  released her first book last week. It’s called Excuse Me Ma’am, Excuse Me Sir – I’m...

Detroiter Michael E. Dyson Discusses ‘Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America’

Michael Eric Dyson/Midwest Literary Walk Note: This conversation first aired on Detroit Today on April 27, 2018. Detroiter Michael Eric...

Why Are People of Color Leaving White Evangelical Churches?

FEMA/Jannah Scott Note: This conversation first aired on Detroit Today on March 13, 2018. There have been a lot of...

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s New Book Explores Monuments, Race

Note: This conversation first aired on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson on April 6, 2018. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu...

HISTORY Special Examines Detroit’s ‘Comeback’ This Weekend [TRAILER]

Is it safe to say that Detroit is a “comeback city”? Or is there still work left to be done?...

Was Racism Involved in the Drawing of Michigan’s Congressional Districts?

Graphic by Melissa Mason Critics argue that Republicans drew the legislative districts of Michigan with the intention of winning the majority...