“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...
“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...
Detroit Teen Writers to Share Work This Weekend
The Tuxedo Project This summer, The Tuxedo Project and Downtown Boxing Gym collaborated on a summer youth program that paired...
Spiders, Spiders, Everywhere?
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Let’s talk about spiders. To some people they’re a bit frightening. Others find them fascinating. But they can...
Historian, Author Heather Ann Thompson on Prison Strikes
Michigan Legislature Prisoners incarcerated across 17 states have joined a strike that is expected to last into mid September,...
What Are Some Solutions to Tax Foreclosure Problem in Wayne County, SE Michigan?
Jake Neher/WDET The Wayne County foreclosure auction is fast approaching, which means hundreds of homeowners could lose their houses in...
It’s Black Restaurant Week in Metro Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET The second annual Black Restaurant Week in Metro Detroit is underway. The week-long event seeks to begin a tradition...
Michigan’s Top Health Official Faces Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Linked to Flint Water Crisis
The head of Michigan’s Health Department will stand trial on two charges of involuntary manslaughter connected to the water crisis...
CuriosiD: Who Designed the Rouge Park Golf Course?
WDET listener, Jeff Currier, is a 32-year-old golf enthusiast from Ferndale. He asked CuriosiD: "Who designed the Rouge Park...
Wayne State Researchers Battle Lingering Effects of Syrian Civil War
Alex McLenon For more than a year the Stress Trauma and Anxiety Research Clinic at Wayne State University has worked...
Detroit’s Love Affair With Aretha
The death of the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is bringing an outpouring of condolences from fans, from musicians,...
StoryCorps Detroit: How I Became Muslim
Lehman Robinson decided to become Muslim when he was a teenager, working at a secular Michigan summer camp. StoryCorps In...
Medical Researchers: Kids Were Not ‘Poisoned’ In Flint Water Crisis
Jake Neher/WDET When we think about the horrors of the Flint Water Crisis, the thing that often comes to mind first...
