Former Congressman John Conyers Dies as a Civil Rights Icon with a Tarnished Legacy
There was nothing but reverence for Conyers at a rally for Bernie Sanders yesterday in Detroit. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib,...
Motown Musician Accelerator Connects Emerging Artists with Industry
Musicality attracted Suai Kee to the artistry of Kaleb the Intern, a 23-year-old emerging producer in Detroit, who has gained...
Mayor Mike Duggan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week last week. The Detroit Office of Inspector...
Nolan Finley On Impeachment, Partisanship and DC Corruption
StoryCorps It seems almost everything is divided along party lines these days, and impeachment is no exception. A FiveThirtyEight poll shows that...
Remembering John Conyers: A Legacy Beyond Legislation
Detroit is mourning the loss of political titan, John Conyers, who passed away over the weekend at age 90. The...
Former Detroit Congressman John Conyers Has Died
Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made...
Detroit Hip-Hop Artist Mister and Baltimore Rapper Height Keech Are Keeping It Weird
Cold Rhymes Records Baltimore rapper and podcast host Dan Keech has been performing since 2000 under the name Height Keech....
Fired Founders Employee Speaks: “Racism is Nothing New to People of Color”
LaToya Cross One of the biggest stories to come out of Michigan’s craft beer industry has nothing to do with...
UAW General Motors Membership Ratifies New Contract, Ending Strike
Editor's note, 9:50 am 10/28/19: Updated with new story. A contentious 40-day strike that crippled General Motors’ U.S. production came...
Detroit Fashion Brand Eat Da Rich’s Simone Else Opens Haunted Boutique for One Night Only
Simone Else / Eat Da Rich There’s great visual art, theatre and music in this city, but we don’t always...
Wayne State Tuition Pledge Aims to ‘Meet the 360 Degree Needs’ of Detroit Students
Wayne State University made a big splash this week, announcing that it will give free tuition to students who live in...
WDET’s audio and photography storytelling project wins this year’s Local That Works award in New Orleans
WDET in Detroit won the 2019 Local That Works contest for “Framed by WDET,” a project that tells stories of...
