MichMash: Michigan’s Juvenile Justice Policies Get Poor Marks from Advocates
The new school year comes with a lot of uncertainty for parents and students. Juvenile justice advocates are trying to...
MichMash: Michigan’s Juvenile Justice Policies Get Poor Marks from Advocates
The new school year comes with a lot of uncertainty for parents and students. Juvenile justice advocates are trying to...
Report: Schools Need a Culture of Safety to Restart
Schools are reopening very soon in Michigan and school administrators and teachers are at the forefront of figuring out a...
Survey Finds Black, White Metro Detroiters Feel Far Apart on Access to the Arts
A new report shows that white and Black metro Detroiters feel far apart when it comes to their ability to...
Rep. Tlaib’s Primary Win Could Signal Biden Victory in November
This year’s November presidential election might be the most anticipated election we’ve ever seen. Counterintuitively, it's also been overshadowed by...
Sports Return In Eerie, Temporary New Normal
The pandemic has hardly spared any aspect of life in America, sports notwithstanding. Stadiums are empty, some players are being...
Volunteer With WDET’s Summer Cooler Call-Out
WDET is making headway on our big $2 million fundraising goal. We have $1.5 million left to go. Now we're looking...
Orville Hubbard. Lewis Cass. What Happens When Michigan’s Problematic Past Catches Up?
America’s problematic past of racism, slavery and systemic oppression often finds itself fossilized in our street names, statues and buildings...
Gov. Whitmer Pledges to Address Systemic Racism In Michigan
Michigan is at a critical point for its ability to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. For weeks, the state has been...
“The Yellow House” Author Sarah Broom On Ritual, Home and Careful Placemaking
WDET’s Book Club is back for a third year, and this summer’s selection is Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” a formative...
Rep. Kildee: “People of Flint Deserve Their Day in Court”
Last week, a divided Michigan Supreme Court declared that state government departments, former Gov. Rick Snyder and the emergency managers...
Pop Culture Gets Mental Illness Wrong. Here’s How to Shift the Narrative.
The portrayal of mental illness in pop culture is often volatile, stigmatized and inaccurate, says Dr. Vasilis Pozios, M.D., an...
Michigan Secretary of State: “Everyone Who Wanted to Vote Was Able to Vote” In Primaries
The public has become accustomed to election results rolling in shortly after polls close, with analysis of close races available...
