Survivors Help Michigan Mark Holocaust, Armenian Genocide
Jake Neher/WDET Music, speeches, prayers and a candle-lighting ceremony that included 39 Jewish survivors were part of Michigan’s official commemoration...
Author Derek Palacio Discusses ‘The Mortifications,’ Midwest Literary Walk
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan author Derek Palacio's debut novel The Mortifications, named A New York Times Best Book of 2016, will be featured next...
Shikha Dalmia: Bill O’Reilly’s Ouster Shows How Free Market Can Work
Jake Neher/WDET This week Bill O'Reilly of Fox News was fired after an exodus of commercial sponsors in the wake of sexual...
From Farm to Freezer to Table
Eastern Market is helping a program that provides locally grown fruits and vegetables year round. The Farm to Freezer program is...
Using THC from Pot to Treat PTSD
Wayne State University researchers are getting nearly four million dollars to help find ways to reduce the effects of Post-Traumatic...
Motown Musical Hits Detroit
Direct from Broadway, Motown the Musical comes to Detroit this week. It’s the story of the iconic sound that has...
Can Nikolai Vitti Lead Detroit Schools Toward Stability, Success?
Sascha Raiyn Nikolai Vitti will be the first permanent superintendent to lead the new Detroit Public Schools Community District. In...
Tribe Working to Make Sure Money Isn’t Obstacle in School Mascot Debate
Belding Area Schools Many schools in Michigan have grappled with whether they should dump Native American mascots and nicknames. Plenty...
Michigan Supreme Court Hears Cases on Criminal and Civil Rights
Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court convened in Lansing this week. Whether or not a student can sue a...
Digitally Recreating Detroit’s Black Bottom Neighborhood
Jake Neher/WDET The Black Bottom neighborhood was once the epicenter of Black life and entertainment in Detroit. Black Bottom was...
The Unexpected Challenges of Fixing Up A Cheap House in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET A few years ago a young man from Adrian published a fascinating piece on the website Buzzfeed about...
UM Professor Wins Pulitzer Prize: Hear Heather Ann Thompson’s WDET Interview Here
Blood In The Water University of Michigan history professor Heather Ann Thompson won a Pulitzer Prize this week for her nonfiction book...