Evidence Shows Programs for Detroit’s Homeless Population May be Working
Volunteers plan to comb the streets of Detroit Wednesday night looking for homeless residents. It’s part of the annual Point...
Evidence Shows Programs for Detroit’s Homeless Population May be Working
Volunteers plan to comb the streets of Detroit Wednesday night looking for homeless residents. It’s part of the annual Point...
UMS Provides “No Safety Net” For Tough Discussions
University Musical Society FKPH Beginning January 17th, the University Musical Society (UMS) of the University of Michigan is presenting “No...
Are Two New Detroit River Bridges One Too Many?
New data show traffic at Detroit’s international crossings is stagnant. Year-to-year statistics compiled by the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association...
Miles Davis Biographer Visits Detroit to Talk About Jazz Legend’s Life
Jake Neher/WDET Published in 1990, the autobiography of jazz legend Miles Davis, Miles, has become one of the defining works about that...
‘It’s Been A Living Nightmare’–Wife of Deported Michigan Father Speaks Out
Jake Neher/WDET The Trump Administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants has hit close to home recently. Jorge Garcia -- a 39-year-old...
What is the State of Black Life in Detroit?
Jake Neher/WDET In his final State of the State speech Gov. Rick Snyder used Detroit as an example of the success...
Second Annual Women’s March in Lansing Focused on Getting Women Elected
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Thousands of people flooded the state Capitol lawn over the weekend for the second-annual Women’s March. Last year’s...
For Sale: Highland Park is Ready to Reinvent Itself
The story of Highland Park is one of a boom and bust economy. The 2.5 square mile enclave surrounded by...
What Does Blaxploitation Revival Say About America in 2018?
Foxy Brown, 1974 It’s not uncommon -- or irrational -- to compare our current political and social climate with the...
Detroit ‘Dreamer’ Talks DACA, Immigration Reform
Jake Neher/WDET As Congress kicks off the latest round of negotiations over the budget and immigration, undocumented immigrants and their...
75,000 Square Foot Athletic Complex to Open on Detroit’s Eastside
Residents on Detroit’s eastside should see the former City Sports Facility reopen sometime this year. The 75-thousand square foot complex...
NPR’s Sonari Glinton on Auto Show, Self-Driving Cars, and Sexism in Auto Industry
Jake Neher/WDET The auto show feels like a big deal to our local community, but it’s sometimes difficult to gauge...
