Smartphones, Email and Online Communities: Tech Analyst Says Sometimes You Should Take a Sabbatical [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]

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‘That’s Not Who We Are,’ Says Rep. Fred Upton on Child Separation

Jake Neher/WDET On Wednesday, President Trump ended -- in part -- a humanitarian crisis of his own making. Under immense political...

Child Separation at the Border–Is This Who We Are?

Jake Neher/WDET There's increased pressure on both sides of the aisle in Congress for President Trump and AG Jeff Sessions...

‘The Hardest Work I’ve Ever Done’–What It’s Like Living Without Water in Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s water department has shut off water to tens of thousands of homes in recent years. Officials say...

How Are Michigan Cities Like Flint Doing in 2018?

Joan Isabella/WDET It’s been over three years since we found out the people of Flint were being poisoned by their...

Wayne State Offers to Forgive Debt of Former Students

Marissa Gawel/WDET Officials at Wayne State University are offering to forgive some of the debt owed by former students who...

Henderson: ‘You Can Hear the Creep of Normalcy’ with Each School Shooting

WDET The following is an essay from Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: The front page of the New York Times...

1966 Northern High School Walkout Inspires Musical and Student Activism

In 1966, two thousand students walked out of Detroit’s Northern High School to protest a lack of resources and the...

DPTV Roadshow Explores How Detroit Organizations Look to Fill ‘Skills Gap’

USDA.gov More than 800,000 jobs in Michigan might go unfilled between now and 2022 without an immediate influx of skilled...

As African American Participation in Baseball Wanes, Local Teens Eye Careers in the Majors

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Baseball has long been thought of as America’s national pastime. But with many young athletes, especially African-Americans,...

Henderson: ‘This is America’ One of Boldest Statements on Race, Inequality in Recent Memory

    Since the release of Childish Gambino's new music video for "This is America," the images it invokes have...

Mosaic Youth Theatre tells the Story of 1966 Northern H.S. Walkout

Mosaic Youth Theatre When we hear the words “youth theater” we may not think of the expansive, professional productions Mosaic...