Detroit Is Set to Lose 10,000 Affordable Housing Units. Here’s the City’s Response.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s is focusing on making housing affordable and that long time residents aren’t displaced. "They deserve quality housing, they...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Set an Agenda, But “This Is Not His Time”

Michigan Democratic voters have picked Vice President Joe Biden as this state’s choice to take on Donald Trump in the...

Absentee Ballots Cast In Michigan Primary Could Reach Close to a Million

The polls are open and Michiganders get their chance to influence the course of this presidential election. Before the precincts...

Sanders, Biden Push For Big Turnout in 2020 Michigan Primary

For Michigan Democrats, the choice for president comes down to the two top contenders: former Vice President Joe Biden and...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Looks to Recreate 2016 Momentum in Michigan

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was barnstorming across Michigan this weekend, including a massive rally at Detroit’s TCF Center...

“In The Thick” Podcast in Southwest Detroit Discussing Super Tuesday, Michigan Primary

On Wednesday, March 4th, 101.9 WDET and Latino USA presented a live community conversation at the Senate Theater in Southwest Detroit....

Michigan Made $5 Million in Weed Taxes So Far. That’s Low.

Michigan has released the recreational marijuana sales for the first three months of legalization. “The total sales are not super...

DIA Director Talks Millage Renewal on Detroit Today: “This Is Not a New Tax.”

The presidential primary has received the lion’s share of coverage and attention as Michiganders prepare to go to the polls...

Detroit Razed Black Bottom. This Composer Doesn’t Want You To Forget.

Sishir Buddharaju / WDET Inside Orchestra Hall on a Wednesday morning in Detroit, composer Nkeiru Okoye is hearing a composition she...

After Warren Drops Out, Michiganders Have A Choice: Pragmatism Or Populism

Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden,...

University of Detroit Mercy Hosts Symposium on Race, Class and Environmental Justice

The intersection of environmental justice, race and class has permeated the public discourse in Michigan after a range of environmental...

The DIA Millage Is Up For Renewal. Here’s What Students, Seniors Who Benefit Think.

On a February morning, sixth graders from Berkley’s Anderson Middle School have come in to the Detroit Institute of Arts...