Detroit Evening Report: Indigenous Peoples’ Day; Hamtramck considers police drones and more
Tonight on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a local event commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day; city officials in Hamtramck considering the...
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.
Debbie Dingell, Heather Smiley facing off in Michigan’s 6th Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell is running for reelection in Michigan's 6th Congressional District.The Democratic incumbent currently serves on the House...
Fiber artist Fatema Haque hosts embroidery workshop as part of new Bengali exhibit
Hamtramck Historical Museum soft launched an exhibit on the Bengali diaspora last month with a nakshi kantha hand embroidery workshop....
Michigan Muslim voters say they feel misunderstood by Republicans and Democrats
There are nearly four million Muslims in the United States, including about 240,000 in Michigan. In the 2020 presidential election,...
Detroit Evening Report: Lebanese community mourns; Michigan tribes get funding for climate action + more
On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a vigil held in Dearborn over the weekend to mourn those...
Detroit Evening Report: New Hamtramck Historical Museum exhibit to focus on Bengali diaspora
The Hamtramck Historical Museum is getting a new exhibit based on the Bengali diaspora, focusing on communities in Hamtramck. Subscribe to...
Detroit Evening Report: State waives Medicaid waiting period for green card holders
Some non-citizens living in Michigan can now apply for Medicaid without waiting five years.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...
Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck police chief leading safety training for Frontier Academy parents
Frontier International Academy is hosting a safety training session for parents this week, following ongoing concerns from community members about...
Detroit Evening Report: Abandon Biden campaign relaunches as ‘Abandon Harris’
The Abandon Harris Campaign launched on Thursday in Dearborn as a continuation of the Abandon Biden Campaign.Subscribe to the Detroit...
Detroit Evening Report: Kamala Harris, Jill Stein tied with American Muslim voters, poll says
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has released results of a poll of American Muslim voters.Democratic Vice President Kamala...
DER Weekends: Detroit students follow the path of the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite National Park
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, Sascha Raiyn spends some time with Garrett Dempsey of Detroit Outdoors.Detroit...
Detroit Evening Report: U-M Board of Regents candidate sues Michigan Democratic Party over convention results
The Michigan Democratic Party is facing a lawsuit over the race for its University of Michigan Board of Regents nomination.Subscribe...
