New Wright Museum CEO Neil Barclay Joins Detroit Today
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History has a new leader. Neil Barclay comes to us by...
Journalist, Activist Des Cooper on “The Long Goodbye” of Caring for Aging Parents
Jake Neher/WDET Who cares for us when we get older? It’s a question we all face, sometimes with great trepidation...
Rep. Tlaib on Impeachment: “This Is a Lawless President”
Rashida Tlaib for Congress The rest of the nation is getting to know Rashida Tlaib as a member of the...
Republican Consultant Wayne Bradley: How Far Left Are Dem Candidates Going to Go?
Jake Neher/WDET The 2020 presidential race continues to shape up. That's especially clear here in Michigan as Beto O'Rourke --...
Detroit Ski Club Members Embrace Their Historic History
Miles Maxey The fight for civil rights in the 1950s and 60s extended to every part of society – including...
Are Controversial Programs in Detroit Actually Reducing Crime?
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s Project Green Light now has 500 businesses signed up around the city. Mayor Mike Duggan, Police Chief...
160 Years Ago A Meeting In Detroit Helped Set the Course of American History
Penguin Random House 160 years ago, abolitionist John Brown came to Detroit with 11 former slaves seeking freedom across the...
Ahead of ‘Classical Roots’ Performance, DSO African American Fellows Talk POC in Classical Music
Sydney Spaw/WDET As the Detroit Symphony Orchestra prepares for its 41st annual Classical Roots Celebration, DSO musicians are reaching out...
A Detroit Woman is Teaching People in Brooklyn How to Buy Real Estate in Detroit
Asia Denson stands in front of a group of people in a conference room at a Hilton Hotel in Brooklyn,...
Duggan Tries to Make Case City’s Comeback Equitable, Reaching Neighborhoods
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan gave his sixth State of the City speech on Tuesday. Duggan, as he does...
Effort Underway to Save Hamtramck Stadium with Help from Jack White
Jake Neher/WDET Hamtramck Stadium is one of the few remaining Negro League ballparks in America. There’s now an effort underway...
‘Is This Really Happening Right Now?’ Rep. Lawrence Reacts to Attempt to Prove Trump Not Racist
Brenda Lawrence This week’s testimony from President Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was riveting enough. But later...