Obama Point Person for Detroit says City Posed Challenges

As the Obama Administration prepares to leave office it also leaves a lasting imprint on the city of Detroit. The...

Michigan AG Files Criminal Charges Against Former Flint Emergency Managers

Michigan’s Attorney General is filing new criminal charges in regards to the lead contamination in the city of Flint’s water...

CultureSource Calendar For the Holiday Break

The folks at the non-profit CultureSource are committed to helping boost support for local arts and culture organizations. Find out about...

Michigan Electors Cast Votes For Trump Amid Protests

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Protests and a national campaign to convince presidential electors to vote for anyone but President-elect Donald Trump did...

Moving Detroit’s Kids Into a World-Class City

A new initiative in Detroit is hoping to harness some of the positive desire for change in the city. Hope...

December 17, 2016: Steve Slagle, Johnny Coles, and Sonny Clark.

Is Trump’s Plan For “Urban Renewal” Bad News For Cities?

Jake Neher/WDET In October, then-candidate Donald Trump laid out his plans for “urban renewal” and the rebuilding of our inner...

Michigan Could Use New Election Legislation, Says State Director of Elections

Jake Neher/WDET The recent recount showed multiple problems with voting precincts across Michigan. Those include inaccurately recorded voting numbers rendering...

AAA Forecasts Busiest Holiday Travel Break Since ’01

AAA predicts an increase in holiday travel this year. The auto club says almost 3.5 million people in Michigan will...

The Progressive Underground Show 196: Cafe Mahogany Tribute Edition

PUP Inc. This weekend's The Progressive Underground is a CAFE MAHOGANY Tribute Edition.  Cafe Mahogany was the mid-1990s-era poetry/music/dance venue...

Wright Museum Exhibit Explores African American History Through Dolls

 The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is hosting a doll party Saturday. The event is, in part,...

Researchers to Hold Massive Archive Session to Copy Climate Data They Fear Trump Could Make Vanish

President-elect Donald Trump has made some contradictory statements regarding the science of climate change, calling it at different times a...