Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer signs language access bills into law
Two new state laws aim to help more than 900,000 people in Michigan who are not proficient English speakers. House...
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: Swing state Muslim leaders vow to campaign against Biden
Muslim leaders from some key swing states met in Dearborn this weekend to coordinate opposition to President Joe Biden’s re-election...
Detroit Evening Report: State fund to help homeowners with mortgage payments nearly tapped
Homeowners who faced an economic challenge during the pandemic have less than three weeks to apply for state aid. Subscribe...
Alzheimer’s activist Rebecca Chopp recommends testing early for the disease
November is Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. There’s 6.7 million people 65 and older that have Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S....
Detroit Evening Report: Strike ends for MotorCity, Hollywood casino workers
Workers represented by the Detroit Casino Council have ratified a new contract agreement with Hollywood and MotorCity casinos, ending the 34-day...
Detroit Evening Report: Redistricting process begins for Detroit City Council
Detroit's Law Department has submitted three proposed changes to Detroit's seven city council districts to reflect the 2020 Census data....
Detroit Evening Report: MSU Humphrey Fellow killed in Gaza airstrike
A former Humphrey Fellow from Michigan State University was killed last week in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, along with...
Thabaat in Warren creating alternative spaces for young professionals to network
A row of artwork depicting sunflowers were laid out on tables for a contest last week at the latest Thabaat...
Streetlight Detroit newsletter reimagines community policing and safety
Outlier Media launched a new safety and policing newsletter called Streetlight Detroit earlier this year in collaboration with local media...
Whitmer asks Biden administration for update on Michigan residents stuck in Gaza
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking the U.S. State Department to help Michigan residents get out of Gaza. More than...
Detroit Evening Report: UAW officials share details of tentative agreement with Ford
Officials with the United Auto Workers have outlined the specifics of a tentative contract agreement with Ford announced last week...
DER Weekends: CAIR lawsuit aims to end federal watchlist system
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, hosts Nargis Rahman and Sascha Raiyn tell the story of a...