Rose Hackman is a features writer based in Detroit.
August 2016
'I took it off and threw it at him': what divorced people do with their wedding rings
'You can taste the difference': the secrets of Coney Island's gelato master
July 2016
'It's always been there for us': a love letter to New York's fire hydrants
The quintessential tradition has remained intact throughout decades of change, but with gentrification taking hold, are these the scenes of a dying New York?
'It’s like we're seen as animals': black men on their vulnerability and resilience
American black men have historically been depicted as violent, and the racist fear that has resulted means they’re actually constantly at risk and deeply fragile
'I had so much at stake': what it was like to be transgender in the military
The US military last week lifted a ban on serving openly as transgender, something that in the past led to discharge, separation and discrimination
June 2016
'My dog is family': domestic abuse victims and the pets they can't leave
Talking it out
A poor brain is as worthy as a rich brain: psychotherapy faces a privilege problem
May 2016
Talking it out
Your therapist is white. You're not. Is this a problem?
Similar cultural roots don’t guarantee better bond, yet competence in learning about differences and being mindful of verbal and non-verbal cues are critical
The struggle to speak up: how women are pushed to de-escalate sexist incidents
Women shoulder the burden of keeping quiet amid harassment and casual misogyny: ‘If you say something, you’re a troublemaker’
Ice, ice, baby: what coffee-to-cube ratio produces the perfect drink?
As a Chicago woman’s lawsuit puts iced coffee in the spotlight, cafes from San Francisco to Philadelphia weigh in on the perfect recipe
April 2016
The 2016 campaign, minute-by-minute
No charges for Trump's campaign manager over battery allegations – as it happened
Follow live coverage from the campaign trail as the Democrats prepare for a debate in Brooklyn while the Republicans ready for a gala in Manhattan
'It’s about time': Brooklynites speak out ahead of the Democratic debate
Rose Hackman finds out the issues most important to people who live in a diverse Brooklyn neighborhood, ahead of Thursday night’s Democratic debate
'Success is the norm': the unlikely school where students sweep the Ivy League
Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna isn’t the first student at Elmont Memorial high school to get into all eight Ivy League universities – what sets the school apart?
March 2016
Shaka Senghor: the man with the American story no one wants to tell
American, Muslim, and under constant watch: the emotional toll of surveillance
Calls From Home: the radio show that connects inmates and their loved ones
'Black judge effect': study of overturning rates questions if justice is really blind
As millennials, we're all in dire straits. But I worry most about our men
Rose Hackman
'She gave me space to be unapologetically black': why Melissa Harris-Perry's MSNBC show mattered
February 2016
'At least I'm not with the wrong person': six New Yorkers on loving the single life
This Valentine’s Day, when everyone is praising the virtues of coupledom, Rose Hackman talks to six people who treasure what it means to be unattached
