“When Hate Comes to Town”–How Groups are Gearing Up for Richard Spencer’s Visit

Michigan State University A white supremacist, Richard Spencer will speak at Michigan State University this evening – much to the...

Why Is MSU Allowing White Nationalist Richard Spencer to Speak on Campus?

Michigan State University White nationalist and alt-right organizer Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak at Michigan State University on Monday. Spencer...

Netflix ‘Flint Town’ Series Explores Policing At Low Point in Public Trust

Flint Town/Netflix We may never really be able to wrap our minds around the full extent of the devastation caused...

A Preview of the 90th Academy Awards

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri/Fox Searchlight The 90th Academy Awards are on Sunday. Hollywood’s biggest night is beginning to look...

Ben Carson’s Furniture Spree and What It Means for People Desperate for Help

Gage Skidmore / Flickr Poor and homeless Americans face a significant cut to programs that help them with housing and...

Government Food Boxes? It’s Nothing New for Native Americans

KNBA When we think of food assistance, we usually think of food stamps, which now come in the form of the Supplemental...

Farai Chideya: 50 Years After Kerner Commission, Are Media Still Failing to Tell Minority Stories?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Fifty years ago this month, a commission appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a report that...

Why Are Lawmakers Moving to Make English Michigan’s Official Language?

Jake Neher/WDET A bill to make English the official language of Michigan is moving through the state Legislature. The House...

Youth Activism: What Role Can Kids Play In Political and Societal Change?

Sascha Raiyn These last twenty years, we as a country have watched in horror as children are slain in their own...

MLK Historian Talks King Legacy Beyond Civil Rights

Clayborne Carson/Stanford University April 4th this year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior....

DACA Deadline Approaching Quickly–How Are Detroit Immigrants Reacting?

Jake Neher/WDET In just under two weeks, the DACA program -- which protects children of immigrants who arrived in America...

New Book Explores First African Americans to Escape Slavery, Become Millionaires

Shomari Walls/Harper Collins One in seven white families in the United States are now millionaires. For black families, it's one...