Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Heather Ann Thompson Talks Mass Incarceration
Jake Neher/WDET A couple weeks ago the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, and among them was University of Michigan history...
In The Groove with Detroit Techno Legend Carl Craig
Introducing In The Groove -- where we talk with musicians, politicians and more about the seminal songs and albums that...
Automakers Face Trump Promises, Robotic Future
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Donald Trump has vowed to keep the auto industry in the U.S. to provide blue collar jobs for...
Waterfowl Hunters Paying for Michigan’s Wetland Management and Restoration
The month of May is celebrated as American Wetlands Month A report released recently looks at the health and management of...
Defiant Requiem Shows Jews Kept Spirit Alive in Nazi Death Camp
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Ben Breuninger/DSO Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Thursday night at the Congregation Shaarey Zadek temple in Southfield, classical music...
Created Equal Podcast 03. Of Prison and Politics
WDET Being "tough on crime" is politically popular. But does it make communities safer? In 1971 a prison uprising in...
Teachers Union Can’t Force Members to Wait to Drop Out
Sascha Raiyn Teachers don’t have to wait if they want to drop out of their union. That ruling was handed...
Democrats in Lansing Call for a Voter Bill of Rights
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Democrats in Lansing have renewed their mission for a Voter Bill of Rights. State House Democrats attempted to...
Created Equal Podcast 02. Jacking the Media
WDET Who tells your story? The media tell the story of marginalized communities in America, for better or worse. On...
Created Equal Podcast 01. The Kiss
Labor unions empowered African Americans to help overcome elements of racism and move more into the middle class during...
Shootings of Police and Civilians: How Are Tensions Changing?
Hillary Crawford/WDET There have been several cases of violence against police officers in Detroit in recent weeks, including eight officers in the...
Female Genital Mutilation Bills Move Through Senate Committee
Office of state Sen. Rick Jones Lawmakers are moving fast to ramp up prison time for female genital mutilation. Removing...