“Black women are at the center of that struggle”: Recy Taylor’s Significant Story
While accepting the Cecil B. Demille lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes a week ago, Oprah Winfrey honored a...
The Progressive Underground Show 246 feat. JESSICA CARE MOORE and the women of BLACK WOMEN ROCK
Black Women Rock/Moore Black Press On tonight's installment of the Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews the performance lineup of...
Plymouth Ice Festival Celebrates Winter
City of Plymouth Downtown Plymouth will be carving fun out of this weekend’s wintry weather. The 36 year old Ice...
Metro Parent Hosts Kids Comic Con
Kids can get their superhero on this Saturday at Metro Parent Magazine’s Kids Comic Con. The Kids Comic Con will take...
Fetal Tissue Research Stopped As University Probes MI Connection
The University of New Mexico has suspended its fetal tissue research after reports a researcher transferred the tissue to a...
How Trump’s Immigration Comments Tie Into History of Exclusionary Policies
Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Donald Trump set off another firestorm on Thursday with some behind-closed-doors comments about immigrants from majority-black...
How AG Sessions’ Marijuana Reversal Will Affect Michigan
Jake Neher/WDET Late last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions removed an Obama-era rule that instructed federal drug authorities not to...
Interfaith Gathering to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ahead of MLK Day
Jake Neher/WDET Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Sunday, members of three congregations here in Detroit will...
Michigan School Dashboard Seeks to Solve Huge Problem for Parents
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan parents have long struggled to evaluate and compare public schools in a data-based way. More often than...
“Little Nuggets of Gold” Shine Light on Rouge River’s Health
You would think hunting bugs is a summer activity. In the case of one insect, you would be wrong. The...
What Oprah 2020 Buzz Tells Us About Celebrity and Politics
Jake Neher/WDET Politics and celebrity are not natural bedfellows in America, but they are also not terribly estranged. They are...
Prevailing Wage Set to Be Big Issue in Coming Months
Jake Neher/WDET Prevailing wage will likely be a hot topic in Lansing this year. That’s the state law that requires...