How Fundamental Is Race to Our Understanding of Ourselves and Our Politics?
Jake Neher/WDET Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Ahead of that anniversary, Detroit Today explores the concept of...
First Black Major League Player? It Wasn’t Jackie Robinson. And The Story is Heartbreaking
Moses Fleetwood Walker Pop quiz! Who was the first black major league baseball player? If you said Jackie Robinson, you're wrong....
New Documentary Tracks Michigan Families Through Fraught Political Times
Jake Neher/WDET We've talked a lot about how Michigan was a bellwether state during the 2016 presidential election; a state that...
First American TV Reporter to Wear Hijab On-Screen Joins Detroit Today
Tahera Rahman If you were to picture in your mind what a TV news anchor or reporter looks like, what image...
What Will John Bolton Mean For American Foreign Policy?
Jake Neher/WDET Journalists have reported often over the past year or so that National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster was a...
Can ‘Cop Kitty’ and Other Social Media Campaigns Help Build Trust in Police Departments?
Jake Neher/WDET Police departments across the country face questions about their relationships with the communities they serve. That’s after a...
‘Blowing Open Misconceptions’: How Comic Books Push the Discussion About Race and Representation in America
Laura Weber Davis/WDET The Marvel superhero movie “Black Panther” has made more than one-billion dollars at the box office since...
Discussion Over Future of City Golf Courses Not Quite Over
Three Detroit owned golf courses will remain open. City Council voted this week to award a management contract to Signet...
Questions of Race in America in Wake of Austin Bombings
State of Texas A series of bombings rocked Austin, Texas, over the past couple weeks, and now the key suspect is...
New POLITICO Magazine Profile on Sen. Tim Scott Explores Being Black in GOP
Office of Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) It’s difficult for most white people in America to understand the alienating experience of...
Juveniles “Caught” in the Justice System Featured on New Podcast
On any given night in America, 53,000 young people are in some form of lockup. And nearly 60 percent are black,...
President of Spelman College on Obama Portraits and African American Fine Art
National Portrait Gallery When the official Obama portraits were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. earlier this...