Lincoln Park Released from Receivership

WDET Marketing The city of Lincoln Park has been released from financial receivership. The Detroit suburb declared a financial emergency...

The History of Struggle in America in Defining Race and Society

  The word "patriotism" is often used in the context of abiding by the status quo, indicating an element of...

Author Discusses Her Time in and out of Prison

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET Putting your life back together after serving a term in prison is not easy, as we’ve heard...

Trump Wants to Ban Transgender Troops. What Do Service Members Want?

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET Last week President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he would ban transgender men and women from...

GOP State Senator on Senate Healthcare Flop, White House Infighting

Jake Neher/WDET Republican leadership in Washington has had a tough week.  Obamacare is still the law of the land after...

Official says Knowing this Number: 800-241-4949 …

Michigan health officials say the number of drug overdoses related to opioid use in the state jumped by almost 20% during...

What’s In A Word? How ‘Sex’ Could Reshape LGBTQ Rights in Michigan

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Issues affecting the LGBTQ community have made statewide and national news this week. President Trump tweeted about his...

Head Start Programs Looking for Staff

Detroit’s largest early childhood learning program is looking for help. The Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan and Head Start plan...

Trump Official Pledges Tax Relief, Health Care Help for Small Business Owners

sba.gov Congress continues to grapple with health care reform. But another item on the GOP agenda is still awaiting attention....

LGBTQ Activists Call for Clarity in State’s Civil Rights Law

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET LGBT activists say the state’s civil rights law is too vague when it comes to discrimination based on...

Live Video of Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday morning about foreign agents and attempts to influence the U.S. election....

Before 1967, Black Nationalism Was Taking Root in Detroit

Editor's note: Nkenge Zola produced this report for WDET. It aired in 1997. When Detroit police raided an after-hours night...