New Book Explores First African Americans to Escape Slavery, Become Millionaires
Shomari Walls/Harper Collins One in seven white families in the United States are now millionaires. For black families, it's one...
Sam’s Jams: Words and music with Detroit artist Xavier Jack
Sam Beaubien is WDET’s Creative Director and longtime bandleader for the Detroit funk + soul group Will Sessions. He’s been playing music for...
The Cultural Significance of Black Panther
Courtesy of Candice Fortman Black Panther, the latest in the Marvel superhero universe finally hit movie theaters this week. The...
Meeting Halfway: 2018 Bridge Walk to Start at Both Ends
For years, people who wanted to walk the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day could board a bus in Mackinaw City...
Congress Weighs Mandate that Universities Proove they Review Sex Abuse Complaints
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan’s U.S. Senators are proposing that the federal government require university leaders to personally examine reports of sexual...
Redlining Laws Aren’t Making Much Of A Difference in Detroit
Detroit Journalism Cooperative In the coming week, the investigative journalism program Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Research and PRX, will...
“The NRA’s Rights Matter More Than Any Of The Rest Of Ours”
WDET Joan Isabella The following essay was read on Detroit Today. Written by host Stephen Henderson. Parkland, Florida. By some...
DPD Investigating Fatal Car Crash
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Detroit Police Department is investigating a crash that killed one of its officers Tuesday morning. Officer...
Trump ‘Campaigned Like a Populist. He’s Governing Like a Plutocrat’ says WaPo Reporter
National Park Service President Trump unveiled a budget on Monday that would make big cuts to social, environmental, and other domestic programs, including...
‘I Was Witnessing History’–Warren Evans on Family’s Deep Roots in Detroit’s Black History
Jake Neher/WDET It’s hard to frame the significant histories of black people in Detroit in a single month. From the...
Violence in Church is on the Rise
Security Leaders Coalition The number of violent incidents in churches is on the rise. That’s according to a group that...
Detroit Musician Takes Fight Against Opioid Crisis to Local Music Venues
Scott Boyink has dealt with addiction and death from drug use first-hand, so the idea of putting Narcan kits...