Youth Poet on the Strength and Frustration of “Detroit”
In our continuing series “Inheriting Detroit," which looks at aspects of life in Detroit through the eyes of youth poets,...
Youth Poet on “Lumberjacks” and Family Trees
This Sunday is Father’s Day. More than 10 percent of households with children in Detroit are headed up by single...
Youth Poet Celebrates a “Sacred Woman”
This Sunday is Mother's Day. Motherhood is particularly significant in the city of Detroit, where about 60 percent of households with children...
Islamic Call To Prayer Sounding Sweeter In Hamtramck
By tradition, the Islamic call to prayer occurs five times each day. But in the past year Carol Marsh, a...
Biden Says Nation Bet on Autoworkers and Won
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says Detroit’s auto industry is healthy again, years after a federal bailout helped save car...
The Continuum: Detroit’s Youth Poets Bring Positive Message Home
Detroit’s team of young poets return from an international poetry slam in Chicago over the weekend. WDET’s Laura Weber Davis...
Brave New Voices: Meet The Team!
The 2013 Slam Team is comprised of members of iO's award-winning after-school program Citywide Poets along with youth poets who...
“Keep Going, Keep Creating” Through Poetry
On August 7th, Detroit’s youth poetry slam team travels to Chicago for Brave New Voices-- the international youth poetry slam festival....
Local Youth Poet Talks About “Church Folk”
Churchgoers throughout the region will flood local places of worship this Easter Sunday. There are hundreds of churches of all...
The True Meaning of Memorial Day
In remembrance of those who have lost their lives in service of our country, WDET’s Laura Weber examines the cultural...
Crusading For A More Mathematically Literate Community
From LaToniya Jones' vantage point as Chair of Developmental Education at Baker College's Auburn Hills campus, the nation's schools are...