“My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me” – Black Author Discovers Family’s Nazi Past
jennifer-teege.de At some point in all of our lives, we have to grapple with the darkest moments of our past --...
Detroit Police Commission Takes First Big Step Since Being Elected
Detroit police officers will soon have a new tool to help diffuse dangerous situations. The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners has approved...
Ice Cream Truck Joins Ranks of Police Efforts
The City of Oak Park is adding an unconventional way to conduct community outreach. The city’s public safety department has...
What is the Value of Diversity in the Newsroom in 2017?
Emily Dagger/NPR How much do the media influence how we feel about each other or what we think about people...
How Do Toys Affect A Child’s Self-Image, View of Society?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Recently, a two-year old girl in South Carolina went into a Target to pick out a doll. When she...
How Personal Data and Algorithms Send People to Prison
Jake Neher/WDET How much control do we give data and algorithms over our lives? Should they be able to determine...
UM Alumni Association Increases Diversity Scholarship by $30 Million
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Underrepresented minority enrollment -- and particularly that of Black students -- has slumped at the University of...
Tourism Officials Fear Riot Anniversary Could Hurt Detroit’s Image
Detroit Historical Society This summer several Detroit institutions will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal events in...
Ann Delisi and Emery King on “Essential Conversations” and Evolving Media Landscape
Laura Weber Davis/WDET The Republican Party often sites itself as “The Party of Reagan.” But how has the White House changed...
Historian Deborah Lipstadt: Trump Has Had “Rough Patches” With Jewish Community
Deborah Lipstadt Deborah Lipstadt is a historian and author best known for her books combating holocaust denial. She’ll be in...
Stephen Henderson and Nolan Finley Debate GOP’s Healthcare Plan
Jake Neher/WDET President Trump has said one of his first goals in office is to repeal and replace the federal...
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Heather Ann Thompson Talks Mass Incarceration
Jake Neher/WDET A couple weeks ago the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, and among them was University of Michigan history...