Transforming America’s Criminal Justice Landscape Must Include Public Defender Overhaul
Public defenders are a critical aspect of the U.S. criminal justice system as they help 80% of the people who interact...
Michigan GOP Senators Advance Bill to Prevent COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Children Under 18
Republican Senators in Michigan have pushed through a bill that would prohibit state and local health officials from requiring COVID-19...
Michigan Senators Introduce Bills Addressing Police Reform
A State Senate committee is scheduled to take up a package of police reform bills this week. Democratic Sen. Stephanie...
Rep. Tlaib on Family in Palestine: “They Just Want to Live”
After weeks of violence, the Israel-Hamas cease-fire is now holding. Several human rights groups, including ones inside of Israel, are...
Alice Coltrane Expands the Sonic Realm of Jazz
Born in Detroit in 1937, the young Alice McLeod was a musical prodigy. She played organ at Mount Olive Baptist...
Salvation Army Continues Community Efforts by Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines
The Salvation Army Bed and Bread mobile unit has been in action for years, helping the most vulnerable populations in...
AAPI Stories: “It Was a Reckoning for Us”
This month, WDET is amplifying the diverse stories of our local Asian American and Pacific Islander community, sharing the joys and struggles...
Future of Line 5 Uncertain After Enbridge Ignores Whitmer’s Order to Shut Down
Oil and gas are still flowing through Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. That’s despite Gov. Gretchen...
Detroit’s Black Middle Class Is Disappearing
Detroit has a middle class that’s nearly unobtainable for many African American and Latinx people, while economic growth continues for whites....
Companies Need to be Flexible When Deciding to Return to In-Person Work, Expert Says
Starting today, Michigan is rolling back most of the COVID-19 restrictions for the workplace. This marks the first major step...
Detroit Faces Looming Pension Cliff
It’s a train wreck waiting to happen -- that’s what Detroit City Councilmember Scott Benson tells Crain’s Detroit Business about...
Detroit-Based Majority-Women Race Car Team Drives Toward Historic Qualifying at Indy 500
Beth Paretta has been involved in motor sports for years. She had an idea that an all-women’s IndyCar team competing...
