Detroit BOPC looks to hire a chief investigator amid allegations of a payroll scam
The Detroit Police Department is investigating a public body that oversees it. The Detroit News reports the Board of Police...
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: Logitech teams up with Detroit HBCU Pensole Lewis College
Detroit's Pensole Lewis College, the first and only Historically Black College and University with a focus on design, and Logitech...
Civic dinner event highlights immigrants and refugees in Detroit’s Filipinx community
Michigan State University Extension’s Wayne County office and Baon, a monthly subscription food service that serves curated Filipino food, are...
Detroit Evening Report: Public health emergency declared for Wayne County juvenile jail
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has declared a public health emergency at the county’s troubled juvenile detention center. Listen and...
Muslims begin the month of Ramadan in Southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan is home to about 300,000 Muslims. Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic and lunar calendar, begins tonight....
Muslim Center of Detroit co-founder Imam Abdullah El-Amin dies at 78
Imam Abdullah Bey El-Amin, a prominent faith leader in Detroit and co-founder of the Muslim Center of Detroit, died March...
Detroit Evening Report: March 15 marks International Day to Combat Islamophobia
The United Nations is recognizing March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. Islamophobia, which is the fear of...
Detroit Evening Report: DTE Energy implements time-of-day rates for customers this month
DTE Energy will have a new rate structure this month that charges customers more for electricity depending on the time...
‘Narratives of Pain’ hosts community storytelling event at MSU
Narratives of Pain is a community-centered storytelling event that’s part of the 15th Muslim Mental Health Consortium and Conference at...
Detroit Evening Report: Avalon Bakery celebrates grand opening of new location
After closing its flagship cafe in January, Avalon Bakery celebrated the opening of its newest location just a block away...
Muslim and Jewish organizations create healing spaces for Michigan State University community
Muslim and Jewish communities are creating unique faith-based opportunities for Michigan State University students and faculty to come together to...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan health department launches bilingual COVID vaccines hotline for farmworkers
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) created a new hotline for bilingual farmworkers to get information about...