Biden Tells Detroit NAACP Baltimore Unrest Must Unite Nation, Not Splinter It
Vice President Joe Biden says the recent unrest in Baltimore should serve to bring the nation together, not splinter...
Michelle Obama Talks Up Higher Education At Wayne State Rally
First Lady Michelle Obama told a crowd of students in Detroit today that higher education is the key to...
Robert Kennedy’s Daughter Discusses Her Film ‘The Last Days in Vietnam’
The United States pulled out of Vietnam 40 years ago, last month. As troops withdrew, thousands of South Vietnamese citizens...
Michelle Obama To Tout Higher Education At Wayne State
First Lady Michelle Obama heads to Detroit today to tout the importance of education beyond high school. There...
Governor Snyder Announces Plan to Create New Detroit School District
Marissa Gawel/WDET Governor Rick Snyder is proposing a plan to create a new district for public schools in Detroit, while the...
Detroit’s NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner Honors Historic March on Selma
“We should not have to live below our privilege.” -Rev.Wendell Anthony Courtesy of NAACP-Detroit Stephen Henderson speaks with Reverend Wendell Anthony...
Who Owns the Great Lakes?
Photo Courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video Join Stephen Henderson, Professor of Environmental Law from Wayne State Noah Hall and...
Ambassador Bridge Company Promises to Install Train Station Windows and Add Land to Riverside Park
Marissa Gawel/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced this morning that he wants to give the owners of the Ambassador Bridge land...
Michigan Legislators Expected to Vote on No-Fault Auto Insurance Reform
Jimmy Wayne (FLICKR/CC) In an attempt to lower Michigan's extremely high auto insurance rates, the Michigan legislature is considering a...
How Bad are the Roads in Your Community? [Map]
Next week, voters will decide on Proposal 1, the ballot measure that would raise the state’s sales tax from 6 percent...
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Michigan’s Same-sex Marriage Ban
Ian McWilliams (Supermac 1961 - FLICKR/Creative Commons) April 28th was a big day in Washington D.C., as the U.S. Supreme...
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy On Police Brutality
The issue of excessive use of force and police brutality seems to be daily headlines now. Baltimore, Cleveland, Ferguson, Brooklyn,...