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...

MSU Says It’s Caught Between FOIA and Interfering With Sex Assault Investigation

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan State University is asking a court to decide whether it has to release police and arrest records...

MDOT Says I-75 Work is On Schedule [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

  The pavement on the I-75 bridge over the Rouge River in Detroit has been patched so many times over...

Detroit Street Artist Tead In Critical Condition Following Fall

Over the weekend, Jordan "Tead" Vaughn -- a well respected member of Detroit's street art scene -- was critically injured...

Detroit Ranks Top Ten in Fastest Construction Job Growth

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit made the top ten list of US metro areas with the highest growth rate in construction jobs....