How Poor are Detroit, Metro Area? Here’s What the Data Show [INTERVIEW]
Detroit has the most people living in poverty, as defined by the federal poverty threshold, among the nation’s 20 biggest...
Poverty Tells ‘Heartbreaking’ Stories About Families
Delphia Simmons meets a lot of people in financial distress. In her job at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS)....
Search for the Next State Superintendent: Scott Menzel
The State Board of Education is interviewing the final three candidates on Wednesday to become the next state school Superintendent. Current Superintendent Mike Flanagan will...
Michigan Department of Education Narrows Field for State School Superintendent
Mike Flanagan The State Board of Education has named three finalists for the state Superintendent position. In a...
Mexican Folk Dancing Makes a Comeback
Folkloric dance has been has long been a part of maintaining Mexican culture in Southwest Detroit. A few years ago...
State Seeks to Replace Retiring Superintendent
Michigan has selected six finalists to fill the position of State Superintendent of the state’s schools. Current Superintendent Mike...
Governor Snyder Talks Road and School Funding at Education Summit
Governor Rick Snyder’s annual education summit is this week in Detroit. Jake Neher of Michigan Public Radio joins host Laura...
Detroit Youth Poets Perform MLK Remembrance Poem
WDET Every year teen poets from the InsideOut Literary Arts Project write and perform a poem about race, society and civil rights,...
Detroit youth poets describe the streets they walk each day
Quintin Pope Four middle school students at Marcus Garvey Academy on the city’s East side shared poems and photographs of...
Youth Poet on the Strength and Frustration of “Detroit”
In our continuing series “Inheriting Detroit," which looks at aspects of life in Detroit through the eyes of youth poets,...
Youth Poet on “Lumberjacks” and Family Trees
This Sunday is Father’s Day. More than 10 percent of households with children in Detroit are headed up by single...
Youth Poet Celebrates a “Sacred Woman”
This Sunday is Mother's Day. Motherhood is particularly significant in the city of Detroit, where about 60 percent of households with children...