Harnessing the Power of the Black Voter in 2020

Since the passing of the Voting Rights Act, the African American voting bloc has proved consequential in United States presidential...

From Bush Recount to Trump Rallies, NPR’s Don Gonyea On 20 Years of Presidential Reporting

NPR Political Correspondent, Don Gonyea, was anchoring at WDET in Detroit when NPR called him to Washington, D.C. to cover...

New Public Safety App in Detroit Draws On 9-1-1 Dispatch Information

Today, a new app for personal safety is launching in Detroit. It’s called Citizen and it combines location information with...

Michigan Voters Care About Roads in 2020, But Are Unclear on Costs

Voters across the country will be heading to the polls in the coming months, starting off with the Iowa Caucuses...

Hear Melissa Osborn, Third Woman Accusing Lucido of Sexual Harassment

A third woman is accusing Republican state Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.) of inappropriate behavior. Melissa Osborn works for a...

Detroit Non-Profit Hosts Property Tax Assessment Workshops

Brick + Beam Detroit Alissa Shelton, executive director of Brick + Beam Detroit, knows a thing or two about appealing property...

How McDonald’s Fell In Love With Black America

Fast food is a contentious topic. Beyond the intoxicating aroma of french fries lies an industry that is fraught with...

Macomb County is Diversifying, But Minorities Don’t See Electoral Gains

Macomb County is in the national spotlight as a possible bellwether county for the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.  But despite...

The American Working Class is in Crisis, Say Authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Photo Courtesy of Lynsey Addario/Alfred A. Knopf Crushing poverty, rampant drug addiction, underemployment, unaffordable health care, staggering wealth disparity, declining...

Detroit Area Activists Talk Green Ooze, Environmental Awareness and Tri-County Solidarity

Last weekend a group of citizens, activists and others gathered near the site of the now-infamous green ooze that’s been leaching...

Sen. McMorrow Hopes Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Lucido “Might Empower Others to Do the Same”

The state Senator who made national news by making very inappropriate sexual comments to a young female reporter last week...

Robot Unions? The Changing Landscape of Michigan and America’s Workforce

There's a lot of change in the job market and workforce here in Michigan and throughout the country. Detroit Today host Stephen...