Detroit Church Made Famous Through a Song Celebrates 175 Years
One of Detroit’s churches with a worldwide reputation is celebrating it’s 175th anniversary this weekend. Historic Mariners Church, which sits...
Stories and Objects About “Them”
A historic movie poster featuring Felix the Cat and a cartoon image of an angry Arab man wielding a small...
Jocelyn Benson On Her Bid for Michigan Secretary of State
Jake Neher/WDET We’re just a few weeks away from some big local elections in and around Detroit. But we’re also...
Michigan Family Sues Marines over Death of Muslim Recruit
marforcom.marines.mil A Muslim family in Michigan is filing a $100 million dollar law suit against the federal government, charging that...
Puerto Rico Getting Help from Detroiters
Families living in Puerto Rico’s aftermath of Hurricane Maria are getting support from a new locally-based organization. “Detroit-for-Puerto Rico” plans...
Columnists Explore Eminem and Kid Rock as Icons of Metro Detroit Politics
Laura Weber-Davis/WDET Eminem's freestyle takedown of President Trump at the BET Awards is going viral this week. In the video, the...
Interest in Historic Preservation Growing in Detroit
Demand for housing and retail space in Detroit is continuing to add jobs to the construction industry, especially in areas...
Congressman Dan Kildee on New Flint Water Charges
Laura Weber Davis, WDET This week, state prosecutors filed another charge of involuntary manslaughter in the Flint Water Crisis investigation....
Moving from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day
National Native News Much of the country recognizes today as Columbus Day. Many workers, especially along the eastern seaboard, get work...
How Has Detroiter Maria Juarez Fared Since Being Deported to Mexico in May?
Jake Neher/WDET Back in May, Maria Juarez, a Detroiter who was brought to the United States as an infant, was...
Can We Call Las Vegas Attack ‘Terrorism’ Before We Know A Motive?
Jake Neher/WDET This week’s horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas has sparked many larger conversations. One debate that has become...
Efforts Underway in Detroit to Assist Puerto Rico
Jake Neher/WDET About two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, more than half of the people on...