NAACP Chief Derrick Johnson on Detroit Conference, 2020 and the Political Climate
The 110th annual NAACP convention opened in Detroit this past Saturday. The organization last held its national convention here in...
Here are Michigan Voters’ Rights Guaranteed by Prop 3 Last Year
The ACLU of Michigan has been hosting a three-part online training series this month that is wrapping up tomorrow. The...
Voter Suppression Is Real and It’s Been Happening For More Than A Century
In 1965, the Voting Rights Act passed and gave hundreds of thousands of Americans a chance to vote. It also...
Flint’s Problems Didn’t Start with Water
Jake Neher/WDET While the lead poisoning in Flint continues to devastate the city’s residents, there is so much more than...
Highland Park’s Water Director: “The Water Is Safe To Drink”
Last week, Highland Park city officials announced that testing in nine residences in revealed elevated levels of lead. Officials urged caution,...
Detroit’s East Side is Already Polluted. Will Fiat Chrysler Make It Worse?
When Amoni Pitts hears trucks working one street over from where she lives, she worries about being able to breathe....
What Residents in Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Hometown Think of Trump’s Tweets
President Trump has drawn sharp criticism for tweeting that certain progressive Congresswomen who have spoken out against the President's policies,...
How The Washington D.C. Lead Crisis Foreshadowed Flint
In 2004, the Washington Post reported that a change in water treatment chemicals at the Washington D.C. aqueduct four years...
Remembering the Moon Landing: Apollo 11 Mission Hits 50th Anniversary
Annamarie Sysling/ WDET This week 50 years ago marked the first time an American astronaut stepped onto the moon. Were...
Highland Park Finds High Levels of Lead in Drinking Water, but Officials Caution Against Panic
Eleanore Catolico Correction appended, 4:47 pm, July 19, 2019: The original version of this post misstated the number of lead service lines...
Gov. Whitmer On First Six Months: Legislature Took a Break “Before the Work was Done”
Jake Neher/WDET The first half of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first year in office has passed, and there’s been a lot of...
Wayne County Profited $107,000 By Repossessing Homes Over a $144 Tax Debt. Is This Legal?
There’s a new lawsuit challenging Michigan’s predatory home equity theft policy, which allows counties to take property to settle back...
