Rep. Dingell: Congress’ Ability to Pass Police Reform Hinges on November Election
From a pandemic to demands for a police overhaul, the pressure on elected officials to act and legislate with urgency...
COVID Diaries: Finding A Reason to Be Joyful
101.9 WDET presents "COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience." Through WDET's StoryMakers and in partnership with Documenting Detroit, we've commissioned five documentary...
Detroit Non-Profit Assists Pregnant Women, Mothers During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused several hardships for young families in Detroit, from unemployment to food insecurity. “We all need...
Duggan on Police Driving Into Protesters: “What Are You Supposed to Do?”
A video shows a Detroit police vehicle accelerating through a crowd of protesters on Sunday night in Southwest Detroit. Protesters...
Whitmer Addresses Nursing Home Deaths, New COVID-19 Hot Spots in Michigan
Michigan is now a few weeks into re-opening large portions of our economy and some early signs have pointed to the...
Sen. Stabenow: Schools Can’t Open Safely Without Federal Funding
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for parents, students, teachers and administrators across the country as schools have been forced...
Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Reopens With New Safety Rules for Visitors
Editor's note: this story has been updated with information about the cancellation of the Thunder Over MIchigan air show. --...
Fund For Detroit’s Black Farmers Raises Thousands To Generate More Land Ownership
As the country continues to focus on both police brutality and the myriad ways people of color are put at a systemic...
Detroit Police Used Facial Recognition Tech To Falsely Arrest This Man. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Earlier this year, Robert Williams of Farmington Hills, a Black Man, was falsely accused of shoplifting in Detroit back in...
Duggan Defends Facial Recognition Tech After Detroit Police Misidentify Black Man
Detroit police arrested a Black man from Farmington Hills for a crime he did not commit after investigators misidentified him using...
Detroit’s Major Museums To Reopen on July 10th
Detroit’s major museums have announced plans to re-open their doors to patrons on Friday, July 10th. The Detroit Institute of...
WDET’s Third Summer Book Club: Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”
For the third year, 101.9 WDET will host a book club on the radio, online and on Facebook. This year,...
