The Progressive Underground Show 177

Cubanita Groove Records On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, we play new and exotic cuts from Josue Perzel, The Avalanches,...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 7-9-16

This week on RREM, some sounds of peace and protest, a new track from Detroit's Steven Mullan, MoPop, Brandi Carlile...

In the Wake of Tragedy, Detroit’s Newest Police Officers Look Ahead

Eli Newman / WDET At the Second Ebenezer church on Detroit’s east side, police officers milled about outside the sanctuary, as friends and...

Black Michigan Police Officer Reacts To This Week’s Violence

"I wake up black every day," says Sgt. Dwayne Gill. "I look like my community. It's one of the reasons why...

Henderson: There’s No Salvation in a Grave-Digging Dynamic

The following commentary was written by Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson in the wake of targeting killings of police officers...

Some Doctors Fear LED Lights are Harming Eyesight

Like many cities across the country Detroit is replacing old, burned-out street lights with new LED lamps. But a report...

Drought: Bad for Farms but Good for Lake Erie Health

Scientists say the algal bloom in Lake Erie should not pose as many problems this year. The National Oceanic and...

Ick Ticks!

Pet owners across southeast Michigan and southern Ontario report seeing more ticks on outdoor cats and dogs. And Michigan State...

State CEO Blocked in East Detroit Public Schools

A Macomb County judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing a state-appointed CEO from taking over four schools in...

Henderson: We fear. We watch. We shudder. And we wait.

The following commentary was written by Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson in the wake of the latest shootings of black men by police officers ...

Olga Stella Talks Design in Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET Detroit is the first and only city in the United States to have been named a UNESCO City...

Will Trump’s Tweets Make A Difference for Michigan’s Jewish Voters?

  Jake Neher/WDET Yesterday, Donald Trump tried his best to explain why his campaign sent out a Tweet attacking Hillary...