MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winner Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Discusses Disparities That Persist in American Life
Some awards you can’t apply for -- you can’t even find them. Instead, they find you. So it goes with one...
Black Detroiters Weigh in on What They Hope a Reparations Task Force Will Endorse
Reparations is the idea of making amends for a wrong. The concept is usually tied to slavery or other unfair...
Reps. Dingell and Kildee Explain What Infrastructure Package Will Mean for Michigan
President Joe Biden is expected to sign his historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure package on Monday. Michigan will get at least $10 billion from...
New Film Explores What Henry Ford Might Do and Say If He Visited Southeast Michigan in 2021
What would Henry Ford do and say if he traveled in time to Detroit in 2021? That’s the question that...
Suspensions and Expulsions Hurt More Than They Help Metro Detroit Students, Says Criminal Justice Professor
Suspensions and expulsions are normal parts of discipline in the American school system, occurring almost as frequently as “timeouts.” In his new book...
How Zoning Laws Drive Segregation, Inequality in Places Like Metro Detroit
Single-family zoning laws, or city ordinances preventing non-single-family homes from being built, created the image of the quintessential residential area we...
U.S. Supreme Court Firearms Case Could Reshape Gun Control in America
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide a case this term that would have major implications for gun rights and gun...
NPR’s Tim Mak Details the NRA’s Downfall in New Book “Misfire”
For decades, the National Rifle Association used its strong political influence and lobbying powers to block gun control legislation in...
Dearborn’s First Arab American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Reflects on Historic Victory
Despite having one of the largest Arab populations in America, Dearborn has never had an Arab American or Muslim mayor....
Abdullah Hammoud Makes History in Dearborn Mayoral Election: “There Is a New Era in Dearborn”
Abdullah Hammoud made history Tuesday night after voters elected him Dearborn’s first Arab American and Muslim mayor. Nargis Hakim Rahman/WDET...
Reporters Break Down Mayoral Races in Dearborn, Pontiac Ahead of Tuesday’s Elections
Voters across Southeast Michigan will make big decisions in Tuesday's elections about who will lead their communities and whether to...
Detroit’s Proposal R: Reparations Are About Taking Responsibility for Past Wrongs, Attorney Says
If approved by voters on Tuesday, Proposal R would create a new city task force to study the idea of...