WDET’s Ann Delisi receives Spirit of Detroit Award
Longtime Essential Music host Ann Delisi was honored with the Spirit of Detroit Award during her show last Saturday. The...
WDET’s Ann Delisi receives Spirit of Detroit Award
Longtime Essential Music host Ann Delisi was honored with the Spirit of Detroit Award during her show last Saturday. The...
Detroit Evening Report: House where Martin Luther King Jr planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan
The Henry Ford has a new building moving to Greenfield Village to preserve civil rights history.Listen and Subscribe to the...
Detroit Today: Why work has become a religion for some
Today, some people, especially high-income workers, devote their lives to work as if it were a religion. They commit all...
Detroit Today: Unionized Starbucks workers still haven’t negotiated contracts
A year ago, labor supporters were thrilled when Amazon and Starbucks workers created unions at their respective workplaces. It gave...
MichMash: Can a proposed tax subsidy fix the affordable housing crisis in Michigan?
With the housing crisis looming across Michigan, state officials are leaning on a proposed redevelopment subsidy program to make...
Detroit Today: University of Michigan in labor dispute with graduate students
On top of learning and earning higher degrees, graduate students do a lot for universities. They help teach students, lead...
Nonprofit New American Leaders trains people of immigrant heritage to be public servants
New American Leaders is a nonprofit organization that aims to train immigrants, first and second-generation people to run for office....
Detroit Today: The impact of guns on domestic violence
This week, Governor Whitmer signed legislation seeking to reduce gun violence. While recent mass shootings have reanimated the debate for...
Detroit Evening Report: ACCESS hosting summit to advance social change for Arab Americans
Social services organization ACCESS is hosting an Arab American summit to advance social change later this month.Listen and Subscribe to...
WDET’s decision and values related to NPR’s position on Twitter
WDET believes in truth, transparency and democracy. NPR recently announced that it will pause its presence on Twitter. NPR CEO...
From Sly and the Family Stone to P-Funk, get to know funk music icon Dawn Silva in five songs
Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Dawn Silva gravitated to music early on as she sang in a high school...
U-M survey shows majority of Detroiters support reparations
The University of Michigan recently analyzed data from a survey on Detroiters' perceptions of structural racism and reparations. The study...
