Feds See Spike in COVID-19 Payment Scams

The Internal Revenue Service says it has seen an uptick in scams to cheat people out of their Economic Impact Payment checks....

White People: Learn How To Become Better Allies

While interracial solidarity is crucial to progress, there’s a nuance and tradition of white supremacy so interwoven into the fabric...

Gov. Whitmer: Michigan Safe to Re-Open, But Don’t Let Guard Down

Many businesses in Michigan are reopening this week for the first time in months. "We feel like these are safe...

Detroit Protest Organizer Tristan Taylor on the Future of the Movement

Detroit's protests against police brutality and structural racism are part of a movement, engaging established organizers and incorporating new voices....

Detroit Public Schools Charts Path to Summer, Fall Classes

Detroit’s public school system has released a proposed plan for a return to the classroom. The state’s largest school district...

Angry? Venting is Not the Answer, Says Aggression Expert

When we think about social and civic movements throughout history, anger is at the root cause of action.  "One thing about...

Remembering Corey Hall, Detroit Film Critic and Personality, Dead at 43

Corey Hall, the witty yet thoughtful film critic for the Metro Times, died over the weekend at the age of...

Michigan Cases Decline, But COVID-19 Hasn’t Disappeared

As businesses begin to reopen and protests around police brutality and racial injustice unfold throughout the country, many Americans are shifting...

Racism Has Always Been A Public Health Crisis

Protest movements sweeping across the country have centered on police brutality, sparking renewed conversations around systemic racism. "African Americans are...

WDET announces winners of the 2020 SPJ Detroit “Excellence in Journalism” Awards

SPJ The Society of Professional Journalists - Detroit Chapter distributed more than 240 awards to Metro Detroit’s best journalists, who...

George Floyd’s Death Ignited A Movement. Watch His Burial In Houston Today.

George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American man who was killed by police in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, will be buried beside...

Detroit’s Former Police Chief On Minneapolis and Calls to Defund Police

The Minneapolis City Council has voted to defund and dismantle the city’s police department. "There's a lack of humanization of...