Multiple barriers impact BIPOC communities’ mental health needs
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) lack adequate...
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, where she was a part of the Journalism Institute of 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.
Detroit Evening Report: Little Liberia offering Afro-fusion cuisine during popup at Brewery Faisan
Afro-fusion food popup Little Liberia is hosting its midsummer event in Detroit on Sunday. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...
Metro Detroit Youth Day hopes to continue motivating thousands of kids at Belle Isle
The Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation hosted the 39th annual Metro Detroit Youth Day at Belle Isle earlier this month, providing...
Detroit Evening Report: Core City concrete crusher denied
Detroit’s zoning board is stopping a concrete crusher from being built in the Core City neighborhood. Subscribe to the Detroit...
Detroit Evening Report: Pastor JoAnn Watson, former Detroit City Council member, dies at 72
Former Detroit City Council member Rev. JoAnn Watson has died. She was 72. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...
Detroit Evening Report: Actor Hill Harper announces US Senate bid to replace Debbie Stabenow
The race to replace Michigan senior U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow when she retires at the end of next year is...
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne State University receives $260K from GM for STEM education programs
Wayne State University's College of Education was awarded $260,000 from General Motors to fund science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)...
Metro Detroit nurse launched Avicenna Scrubs to create modest health care clothing line for women
Hawraa Sabra is a registered nurse who works in Detroit. When she entered nursing, she realized there weren’t many modest...
Muslims perform hajj to worship God, commemorate Prophets Ibrahim and Muhammad
This year’s hajj season wraps up this week. Performing hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, is one of the five pillars...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit officials will limit downtown Ford Fireworks viewing areas
Detroit is limiting where people can watch Monday night's fireworks display. The city is closing the Riverwalk and 10 additional...
Social worker Mubeen Qureshi: It’s courageous for men to seek mental health care
Mubeen Qureshi, a licensed master social worker and owner of Qureshi Therapy, says men are significantly less likely to see...
BIPOC healthcare storytelling platform NOWINCLUDED expands to Detroit
NOWINCLUDED is an online storytelling platform that helps communities of color learn about health and healthcare disparities among minority communities....