The Cultural Significance of Black Panther
Courtesy of Candice Fortman Black Panther, the latest in the Marvel superhero universe finally hit movie theaters this week. The...
Redlining Laws Aren’t Making Much Of A Difference in Detroit
Detroit Journalism Cooperative In the coming week, the investigative journalism program Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Research and PRX, will...
‘I Was Witnessing History’–Warren Evans on Family’s Deep Roots in Detroit’s Black History
Jake Neher/WDET It’s hard to frame the significant histories of black people in Detroit in a single month. From the...
The Obama Portraits and the History of African American Portraiture
National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. unveiled the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama this...
Upcoming Play in Dearborn to Feature Arab-American Voices in Their Own Words
Ping Chong + Company, a production company from New York, has partnered with the Arab American National Museum to tell...
Dodge Ram MLK Ad Tells Us Something About Changes in Auto Industry
During the Super Bowl, Dodge Ram ran an emotional advertisement featuring their hulking trucks alongside images of Americans of all...
What Michiganders Should Watch for During Winter Olympics
Michael Hayball The Winter Olympics are officially underway in PyeongChang, South Korea. If you love bobsledding, skeleton, speed-skating, curling, or...
The FBI’s Fraught, Complex History with Black America
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Detroit Today has recently been exploring the shifting politics surrounding the FBI. Between investigations into Hilary Clinton and...
Cape Town Water Crisis and What Shortages Could Mean for the Great Lakes
National Geographic What is going to happen when people all over the world start running out of fresh water? How...
Monroe Community College President Busts Myths About Africa
Jake Neher/WDET Africa is often spoken about in monolithic platitudes, as if it’s a single country rather than a huge...
U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Joins Detroit Today
Joan Isabella/WDET Last year, Tracy K. Smith was named the United States Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. In an...
State of the Union Reflects ‘Hyper-Partisan Atmosphere in Washington’
Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was predictably a show of bravado, fallacy, bipartisanship, and partisanship all at...