StoryCorps Detroit: A Front Row Seat to the Looting of 1967

In this StoryCorps Detroit segment, 82-year-old Clarice Rodgers asks her son, Curtis Rodgers, Jr., what he was up to when...

Immigrants Aren’t the Only Ones Hurt By Anti-Immigration Policies

Jake Neher/WDET This has been a big year when it comes to immigration issues. President Trump has stopped travel from...

New Detroit Land Bank CEO Assures She’ll Prioritize Safety Over Speed of Demolitions

Sandra Svoboda/WDET The new head of Detroit’s land bank says her priority will be respecting demolition safety rules when removing...

Local Group Has Plan To Fight Effects of Climate Change in Metro Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET When we think about how climate change is and will impact our planet, we typically think of overpowering...

Tiny Homes Aim for Big Impact in Detroit

Cass Community Social Services If you live or work in Detroit and have driven around the city, you may have...

Will Metro Detroit Voters See Another Transit Millage on the 2018 Ballot?

Matt Trevethan/WDET Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel delivered his State of the County speech on Wednesday night at the Macomb Center for...

What Did Kwame Kilpatrick’s Sentence Tell Us About Our Criminal Justice System?

Jake Neher/WDET It's been more than nine years since the fall of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The sharp and charismatic...

Noel Night Shooting: Why Do Kids Feel The Need To Carry Guns?

J. Carlisle Larsen  On Saturday night, thousands of Detroiters and Metro Detroiters came down to Midtown Detroit for Noel Night,...

“People Were Scared of Him…He Owns You” Former Conyers Aide, Accuser Tells Detroit Today

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET By now, many of us have heard what Marion Brown, a former aide to Congressman John Conyers, said he...

PREVIEW: Conyers Accuser to Speak Out on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The former aide to Congressman John Conyers (D-Detroit) who settled a sexual misconduct complaint against him is now...

‘Finding Your Roots’ Host Henry Louis Gates Talks New Season

Finding Your Roots/PBS The holiday season is in full swing, which means lots of family gatherings and conversations. Sometimes, those conversations end...

How is Trump Era Affecting Families that are Politically Divided?

Courtesy of Emily Dagger/NPR Political divides in families are familiar to many Americans. Most of us have an uncle or...