Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Heather Ann Thompson Talks Mass Incarceration
Jake Neher/WDET A couple weeks ago the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, and among them was University of Michigan history...
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...
What Is Privilege and Has It Changed Across Racial, Generational Lines?
Jake Neher/WDET Defining privilege can be difficult. In a modern context, discussion of privilege often centers around the idea of...
CuriosiD: Who Were the Natives in Detroit?
Listener Andrew McKinney submitted this question to CuriosiD:“Who were the Native Americans* that lived in the Detroit region, and how...
Poet Airea D. Matthews on ‘Simulacra,’ Midwest Literary Walk
Jake Neher/WDET The Midwest Literary Walk is in Chelsea this weekend. It is a day featuring readings and discussion with a...
“The Intersection”: Book Provides Perspective on 1967
Sandra Svoboda/WDET WDET reporters and producers have some of their work included in a new book -- a published version of "The...
CuriosiD: Did Detroit Have “Colored-Only” Signs?
Courtesy of Lori Nelson The question for this edition of CuriosiD comes from listener Lori Nelson in Livonia: “Please tell...
Survivors Help Michigan Mark Holocaust, Armenian Genocide
Jake Neher/WDET Music, speeches, prayers and a candle-lighting ceremony that included 39 Jewish survivors were part of Michigan’s official commemoration...
Author Derek Palacio Discusses ‘The Mortifications,’ Midwest Literary Walk
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan author Derek Palacio's debut novel The Mortifications, named A New York Times Best Book of 2016, will be featured next...
Shikha Dalmia: Bill O’Reilly’s Ouster Shows How Free Market Can Work
Jake Neher/WDET This week Bill O'Reilly of Fox News was fired after an exodus of commercial sponsors in the wake of sexual...
From Farm to Freezer to Table
Eastern Market is helping a program that provides locally grown fruits and vegetables year round. The Farm to Freezer program is...
Using THC from Pot to Treat PTSD
Wayne State University researchers are getting nearly four million dollars to help find ways to reduce the effects of Post-Traumatic...