What an 1870 Race Riot Tells Us About White Supremacy in America Today
Black History Month may be drawing to an end, but The Atlantic's "Inheritance” project is just getting started. The multi-part initiative explores the legacy...
Celebrating Janet Jackson’s Commercial Breakthrough Album “Control” 35 Years Later
In February of 1986, Janet Jackson released her third studio album, Control. This album signified a seismic shift for an...
Georgina Lawton’s Memoir ‘Raceless’ Examines How Racial Identity is Constructed
It was a DNA test that flipped Georgina Lawton's world upside down. A year after her father passed away from cancer,...
Dearborn’s Arab American Food Scene Adjusts to a COVID World
It’s been nearly one year since COVID-19 threw restaurants across Michigan into turmoil. In Dearborn, MI, the city’s thriving food scene...
Congressman Dan Kildee Talks PFAS Task Force, COVID Relief and Equality Act
This was a busy week in Washington. A COVID relief bill is still in the works, which the Senate parlimentarian decided yesterday would...
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm Confirmed as Energy Secretary
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has won Senate confirmation to be energy secretary. She'll be a key Cabinet member trying...
Poet and Attorney Reginald Dwayne Betts Talks About His Journey “From Jail to Yale”
From imprisonment to Yale Law School, criminal defendant to criminal defense attorney: That is the story of Reginald Dwayne Betts. At...
MSU Researchers Test Detroit Area Sewage for Coronavirus
Monitoring the spread of COVID-19 has been one of the biggest challenges facing public health officials during the pandemic. But...
“Detroit Stories” Brings Alice Cooper Back Home to the Motor City
When Alice Cooper talks about his new album “Detroit Stories,” out Friday, February 26, he swears that it’s not about...
What To Do If QAnon Conspiracies Are Creating Conflict In Your Family
Misinformation has been spreading rampantly throughout the United States over the last few years. The widespread adoption of conspiracy theories...
Examining Dearborn’s Disproportionately High Number of COVID-19 Cases
Dr. Mouhanad Hammami is the Chief Health Strategist for Wayne County. The county's COVID-19 case count is fairly low right...
The Motown Musician Accelerator Is Looking To Support the Next Wave of Detroit Musicians
The latest round of the Motown Musician Accelerator initiative is now accepting applications. The 12-week intensive program is catered to...