Detroit Evening Report: Voters can now opt out of automatic registration
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) automatically registers eligible people to vote if they apply for or renew a state...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is the Civic Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Documenters program to increase civic engagement. Rahman graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor's in Journalism and a Master's in Media Arts & Studies. She is an alumna of the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity.
Rahman started as an intern at WDET in 2010. She participated in the Feet in Two Worlds food journalism fellowship with WDET's Detroit Storymakers project in 2018.
Rahman is a Bangladeshi American who was raised in Metro Detroit. She is passionate about community journalism in the Greater Detroit area. She hopes to give American Muslims and minorities a voice in the press.
More youth are seeking therapy related to social media usage
Access to mental health care for young people is an issue gaining more attention in the U.S. Studies show social...
Imam Elturk shares how people are preparing for Hajj
Nearly 2 million Muslims will make the greater pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, next week.Imam Steve Mustapha Elturk is President...
American Muslims consider their options for Hajj during ongoing US-Iran war
About 2 million Muslims will perform Hajj, the greater pilgrimage in Saudia Arabia this month. But the U.S. Embassy of...
Nonprofit provides mental health care resources for Bengali communities
The Bengali Mental Health Movement launched online as an anonymous online platform in 2018 to address mental health in Bengali...
Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck hosts Eid festival
Hamtramck is hosting an Eid gathering next weekend for Eid Al-Adha. There will be rides, food and shopping vendors. Organized...
Crossing the Lines: Highland Park addresses mental health calls with co-response team, works towards autism awareness
Sherry Miller is a mental health clinician with the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network. She has a dual role in...
Crossing the Lines: Highland Park was once home to diverse Muslim communities
While the city of Highland Park may be known as the birthplace of the automotive assembly line, it’s also home...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network offers scholarships
The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) is offering scholarships to high school seniors. The third annual DWIHN Mental Health...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn selects Mike Esseily as new superintendent
Dearborn Public Schools has a new superintendent. After several rounds of interviews, the school board chose Mike Esseily to lead the district...
Detroit Evening Report: Spirit Airlines shuts down operations
This past weekend, Spirit Airlines shut down and ceased all operations after decades in business.When Spirit travelers entered the Evans...
Detroit Evening Report: District 6 holds public meeting on plans to improve neighborhood lighting
The City of Detroit’s District 6 is hosting a meeting Wednesday about its lighting expansion program. This comes after Mayor Mary Sheffield...