A New Study Says Lack Of Food Access Isn’t Just A Detroit Problem
A new study says nearly two-million people in Michigan live in areas where healthy food is hard to get....
Working To Fix Detroit’s Broken Fire Hydrants
Dori Scores of Detroit fire hydrants went dry this winter; frozen from the weather or just beaten down by...
The Progressive Underground Show 116
Jamila Cooksey On tonight's installment of The Progressive Underground, we debut new material from Jamila, Jessica Care Moore, Potatohead People, Dan...
New Soul Sunday’s Playlist for March 22, 2015: Exploring Song’s from Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly”
On this edition of New Soul Sunday, we explore tracks from Kendrick Lamar's sophomore album "To Pimp a Butterfly". We'll...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 3-21-15
This week on RREM... some SXSW recap, more on IPO Detroit, plus D'Angelo, Bryan Ferry, a birthday nod to a...
New Exhibit to Shine Light on Race, Economic Disparity in 1967
The Detroit Historical Society is announcing plans for a new exhibit that will showcase the city’s civil disturbance in 1967 and...
Bridge Magazine: The Truth About Poverty
Delphia Simmons meets a lot of people in financial distress. In her job at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS) in Detroit’s...
Education Officials Say Michigan ‘Literally Can’t Afford Any More Bad Schools’
Krissy Venosdale The Michigan Board of Education has picked a new superintendent to lead the state's Department of Education. Brian Whiston is...
Governor Snyder Says “There’s Not The Resources” In State Budget For Roads
Michigan Municipal League / CC Governor Rick Snyder says there is no alternative to pay for repairing Michigan’s crumbling bridges...
Study Finds Income, Racial Gap Costs Michigan Billions
A new study by a left-leaning Washington, DC-based think tank finds that racial and ethnic inequality in a dozen states...
Howard University Students Spend Their Spring Break Helping Detroiters
Students from the University of Michigan often spend their spring break in Detroit -- helping to clean up neighborhoods or...
Michigan Jobless Rate Increased 1% in January
Photo Courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video The state’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in January. That’s according...