Youth Activism: What Role Can Kids Play In Political and Societal Change?

Sascha Raiyn These last twenty years, we as a country have watched in horror as children are slain in their own...

MLK Historian Talks King Legacy Beyond Civil Rights

Clayborne Carson/Stanford University April 4th this year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior....

100 Things to do in the Upper Penninsula…

As winter weather drags on, many people are feeling a bit of “cabin fever”. Spending too much time on the...

DACA Deadline Approaching Quickly–How Are Detroit Immigrants Reacting?

Jake Neher/WDET In just under two weeks, the DACA program -- which protects children of immigrants who arrived in America...

MSU Fallout Continues As Lawmakers Consider Action

Jake Neher/WDET The fallout continues at Michigan State University from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Since President Lou Anna...

MSU Faculty Vote of No Confidence or Vote of No Consequence?

Cheyna Roth/MPRN The fallout at Michigan State University continues in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. The...

Former FEMA Chief Talks Disaster Response After Mass Shootings

fbi.gov In the wake of last week’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, we hear a lot of the same...

New Book Explores First African Americans to Escape Slavery, Become Millionaires

Shomari Walls/Harper Collins One in seven white families in the United States are now millionaires. For black families, it's one...

Congress Weighs Mandate that Universities Proove they Review Sex Abuse Complaints

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan’s U.S. Senators are proposing that the federal government require university leaders to personally examine reports of sexual...

“The NRA’s Rights Matter More Than Any Of The Rest Of Ours”

WDET Joan Isabella The following essay was read on Detroit Today. Written by host Stephen Henderson. Parkland, Florida. By some...

Trump ‘Campaigned Like a Populist. He’s Governing Like a Plutocrat’ says WaPo Reporter

National Park Service President Trump unveiled a budget on Monday that would make big cuts to social, environmental, and other domestic programs, including...

Scientists Now Know What’s Causing Lake Erie’s Algae Problem

IJC   Scientists have identified the source of the annual algal bloom in Lake Erie. Water quality managers have speculated...