The Metro: Untold tales of Arab American life in metro Detroit
Some of the first Arabs came to Detroit by way of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The fair recreated far...
The Metro: Untold tales of Arab American life in metro Detroit
Some of the first Arabs came to Detroit by way of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The fair recreated far...
CuriosiD: How did Ann Arbor get its name?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...
WDET marks 75 years of broadcasting with audio history
As WDET celebrated the end of its 75th year last Thursday, News Director Jerome Vaughn unveiled an audio history project...
The Metro: Black history is Detroit’s history
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. It's Black History Month, and we want to recognize that Detroit...
The Metro: Black history is celebrated year round at the Charles H. Wright Museum
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Charles Wright Museum of African-American History is one of the...
Detroit Evening Report: State legislators introduce bills to require inclusive history lessons in schools
Democratic state senators introduced two bills on Tuesday that would require Michigan schools to teach more inclusive history lessons.Subscribe to...
The Metro: A spooky Halloween show with zombies, a haunted house and politics
George A. Romero’s 1968 film 'Night of the Living Dead' featured an invasion of ghouls – mindless cannibals, thriving off...
Long history between Israelis and Palestinians fueling a war without end, WSU professor says
Soon after Hamas killed over 1,100 Israelis in their Oct. 7 terror attacks, Israel began bombing Gaza. The goal, according...
The Metro: Malcolm X’s Inkster home receives Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation
Malcolm X is known for his activism for civil rights, including championing Black empowerment along with being a spokesman for...
The Metro: Author highlights diversity, sense of community in Dearborn with book of short stories
The city of Dearborn — sandwiched between Detroit, Inkster and Downriver — is a major cultural hub for Arab Americans...
The Metro: Cinco de Mayo history and celebrations in Southwest Detroit
This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, a day that commemorates a significant event in Mexican history. On May 5, 1862, the...
The Metro: Detroit’s Civil War history, uncovered
In 1863, as the Civil War raged on, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation. Following the speech, about 1,000 Black...