Briana Rice
Criminal justice reporterBriana Rice is Michigan Public's criminal justice reporter. She's focused on what Detroiters need to feel safe and whether they're getting it.
She was named 2022's Young Journalist of the Year by the Detroit Society of Professional Journalists. She's also been selected for fellowships with the National Press Foundation and the Association of Independents in Radio.
Briana was previously a breaking news reporter at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Before that, she worked at WXIX in Cincinnati as a digital producer and assignment editor. She studied journalism and digital media at the University of Cincinnati.
When she’s not working, Briana enjoys cooking, reading, and writing poems, essays and short stories. She lives in Detroit with her cat, Tatiana, and her dog, Bertie.
You can reach her at ricebri@umich.edu or @BriRiceWrites on Twitter.
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been censured in part due to her use of the slogan, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." -
"People could potentially be targeting us only because they're going to see the hijab, and they're going to just act. And unfortunately, that's just the kind of world we live in." -
Dr. Emad Shehada of West Bloomfield says there's nowhere safe for his family in Gaza. "This is at a scale that it's never been before," he says of Israeli bombardments. -
Some Michigan Jewish Democratic elected officials are calling on a Democratic congresswoman to walk back social media comments they say used an antisemitic phrase. -
While October has a reputation for all things horror, Halloween is about more than just being scared. -
The Detroit Police Department says the killing of the president of a Detroit synagogue was not the result of antisemitism. -
Events across southeast Michigan call for end to Middle East violence, as Israel-Hamas war hits close to home for many. -
3,700 workers in five unions at MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino of Greektown, and Motor City Casino have walked off the job, after failing to reach a deal with management on a new contract. Casino executives say the casinos and hotels will remain open. -
State historians say it's the first in the state to recognize the contributions of a Mexican community to Michigan history. -
One side of the monument reads “It’s Everybody’s Fight” and has a LIFE magazine cover as well as names of other Michiganders who, like Liuzzo, headed down to Selma in 1965 to register voters.
