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...

Possible Resting Place of Great Lakes’ Most Iconic Shipwreck Unveiled With Photos and New Book

The group searching for the remains of a 17th-century French ship says it has found what appears to be a...

Whitmer’s Decision to End Most COVID-19 Restrictions on July 1 Marks Major Turning Point

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Thursday that Michigan will fully lift outdoor capacity limits on June 1. And starting July...

How Industries Can Profit from Historic Inequities and Create Oppressive Systems

Chapter Two of the Atlantic's Inheritance project continues to explore Black history in the Spaces and Places "Where Memories Live." One...

Writing Program at Macomb Correctional Facility Gives Voice to the Incarcerated in New Anthology

A new anthology of poetry is giving a voice to Michigan prisoners. “Absent But Present: Voices from the Writer’s Block”...