MDHHS kinship support pilot program aims to expand through proposed $24M budget
There are 10,000 kids in Michigan’s foster care system. About half of them are placed with a relative, known as...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is a Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Detroit Documenters program to increase civic engagement. She's also a producer, weekend anchor, and a co-host of the Detroit Evening Report.
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.
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces Todd Bettison as permanent Detroit police chief pick
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Doctor says HPV vaccine and routine screenings aid against cervical cancer
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City of Detroit and coalition partners encourage metro Detroiters to file their taxes
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MDHHS continues work to improve foster care system in Michigan
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