Brown Recluse Spider Spins its Web Throughout Most Southeast Michigan Counties

News of a nasty arachnid  that’s made its way to Michigan is prompting hundreds of residents to send pictures of...

1967 Was Decades Before They Were Born

With the 50th anniversary of the civil disturbance in Detroit happening this year, we've been hearing a lot of oral...

Teen Poets on 1967: “I taste fire in these streets.”

As Detroit wraps up this week commemorating the events of 1967, WDET wanted to bring you the voices of some youth...

How Significant was the 1968 World Series after the 1967 Uprising?

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs In 1968 the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. It...

Detroit’s Brightmoor Neighborhood Struggled With Ripples of July 1967

Editor's note: John Notarianni wrote and produced this report for WDET. It aired in 2007. During Detroit's civil unrest in...

Trump Official Pledges Tax Relief, Health Care Help for Small Business Owners

sba.gov Congress continues to grapple with health care reform. But another item on the GOP agenda is still awaiting attention....

When Sports, Race, and Politics Collide

San Jose State University In fraught times, we, as human beings, often turn to a great relief from our woes...

How Can White People Be Better Allies in Racial Justice?

Jake Neher/WDET What can "woke" white people do -- if anything -- to promote racial justice in America? A lot,...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: “It seems like fewer of us make it now.”

In 1967, Bill Williams was a teenager living with his extended family not far from the intersection of 12th Street and...

Water Shutoffs A Public Health Crisis?

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A panel of health professionals and civil rights activists says the water shutoffs in Detroit are creating a...

LGBTQ Activists Call for Clarity in State’s Civil Rights Law

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET LGBT activists say the state’s civil rights law is too vague when it comes to discrimination based on...

Live Video of Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday morning about foreign agents and attempts to influence the U.S. election....