Detroit’s Former Police Chief On Minneapolis and Calls to Defund Police
The Minneapolis City Council has voted to defund and dismantle the city’s police department. "There's a lack of humanization of...
Income Inequality, COVID-19 Underlie Detroit Protest Movement
The marches against police brutality in Detroit and across the country are set against the backdrop of a global pandemic....
Little Caesars, Black Lives Matter and the Challenge of Corporate Messaging
With a huge social movement pushing for changes to policing and calling for an end to police brutality, it’s not...
Museums Preserve History, But During “Black Lives Matter” Protests Can Help Healing Today
Amid a global health pandemic, protests are taking place in Detroit and across the globe to combat racial injustice and...
Detroit Demonstrators Call For Removing Police From Schools, Ending Surveillance
Civil rights protestors in Detroit have developed a list of things they want changed in the city after marching Thursday...
Protests Continue Peacefully With No Reported Arrests, No Curfew
Last night’s protest in Detroit had all the hallmarks of previous demonstrations — several hundred people. frustration and calls to action....
Lt. Gov. Gilchrist to Protestors: Stay Vigilant. Practice Social Distancing.
Following several days of peaceful protests against police brutality — and nights of clashes with police officers — Lieutenant Governor Garlin...
Detroit Police Release Protest Leader Tristan Taylor, Drop Riot Charges
Over 100 people were arrested in Tuesday night’s protests on Detroit’s East Side. One of those arrested was activist Tristan...
Journalists Covering Anti-Brutality Protests Face Threats from Police
During the ongoing protests against racial injustice and police brutality, there’s a trend emerging: Police are targeting journalist with arrests, rubber bullets, and...
Video of Floyd Killing Can Traumatize Communities, Victims of Violence
The graphic video of the police killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis black man, has sparked demonstrations against police violence and systemic...
“Kneel With Us”: Four Nights In, Detroit Protestors, Police Fight For Narrative
Eli Newman / WDET Demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism have gone on for four days straight and the...
Systemic Racism, Protests and Cultural Reckoning Amid COVID-19
It has been a tense weekend in Detroit and across the country as protests over the police-involved killings of George...