Detroit history

Michigan is trying to keep the number of newly-certified teachers in the state on pace with teacher exits. Plus, why the Mackinac Bridge was a divisive topic before it was built. Last, the latest episode of On Hand digs into the history and culture of Southeast Michigan's "Mile Roads."

The "Mile Roads" of Southeast Michigan are a defining feature of metro Detroit. But what makes them so special?

Today, why Macomb County is posting every ballot online. Plus, preserving the legacy of Detroit's Black Bottom and Paradise Valley neighborhoods.

A current exhibit at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle showcases the history of the J.W. Westcott Company — a mail delivery business for passing boats that has been operating for over 150 years.

First, the life and legacy of civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson. Then, the director of Calls From Home, a film documenting how a radio show connects inmates to family, joined Stateside to tell us about her work. Also, we learned more about the attempted lynching of Ossian Sweet, a Detroit doctor, and the self-defense trial which followed.

How tariffs could be affecting grocery costs, Detroit poet Melba Boyd on writers and historic thinkers who influenced her work, and remembering ACCESS founder Ismael Ahmed.

A special presentation of On Hand, answering your questions about all things Michigan. Why do we call ourselves “Michiganders?” Is it really that pricey to be rescued at Sleeping Bear Dunes? And is Michigan a hotspot for black squirrels?

We marked the 100-year anniversary of Dr. Ossian Sweet’s act of self defense that led to his acquittal in an historic murder case that highlighted the anti-Black violence of redlining in 1920s Detroit. And we visited Kalamazoo’s first-ever city mural festival.

New research on housing insecurity and Black women’s health, Governor Whitmer on her relationship with President Trump, two teens sentenced to five years for sneaking out of the house, and Dearborn thinks big about buffering industrial presence in residential areas.

Today, a review of a 2022 case where a Grand Rapids police officer shot and killed Patrick Lyoya and what happens next. Then, the story of a water rescue and the journey of finding the stranger that saved him. Plus, the time Michiganders tried taking over Ontario.