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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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The Metro: Demystifying and fighting misinformation about autism and those who have it

Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 23, 2025

Many have criticized U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in recent weeks for making sweeping claims about the cause...

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Fashion Revolution Week is being celebrated worldwide this week to raise awareness about the importance of responsibly-made fashion.
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The Metro: Detroit Fashion Revolution Week aims to reshape industry toward sustainability

The Metro, Tia Graham, Cary Junior II April 23, 2025

The world of fashion is under pressure. Sales have slowed in recent years. People are spending less on clothes due...

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The Metro: How children’s education impacts parental dementia risk

The Metro, Tia Graham, Sascha Raiyn April 23, 2025

Dementia affects more than six million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health, accounting for more than 100,000 deaths...

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The Metro: Michigan ends mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds convicted of murder

The Metro, Sam Corey April 22, 2025

America delivers harsher criminal punishments than almost any other country. That harshness can be seen in our prison sentences, which...

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The Metro: Detroit Public Library is ready to help in many ways

The Metro, Tia Graham, Cary Junior II April 22, 2025

If you go to the library to borrow a book, you are just scratching the surface of all the tools...

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The Palmer Park Log Cabin, built in 1885.
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The Metro: Enjoy ‘Art in the Trees’ at Palmer Park in celebration of Earth Day

The Metro, Tia Graham April 22, 2025

The city of Detroit has a lot of concrete streets, slabs of road and old industrial buildings.  But green spaces...

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The Metro: WDET is ‘rooting’ itself in local environmental reporting with tree canopy project

The Metro, Sam Corey, Amanda LeClaire April 22, 2025

WDET is embarking on a new project exploring the multifaceted relationship between trees and community health in Michigan. Amanda Le...

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The Metro: Detroit’s Pope Francis Center leader reflects on late pontiff’s legacy

The Metro, Robyn Vincent April 22, 2025

Caring for the poor and having mercy for the marginalized were values that played a central role in Pope Francis’...

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The Metro: Detroit Reparations Task Force seeking input from residents for next report

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt April 21, 2025

The Detroit Reparations Task Force is looking for input from residents as they’re preparing its June report for city council....

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(From left) Bottom Line Executive Director Danielle North, Metro co-host Tia Graham, and Black Male Educators Alliance Founder Curtis Lewis at WDET Studios, April 21, 2025.
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The Metro: Black boys are attending college less

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Tia Graham April 21, 2025

There are more women attending college in the U.S. than men, enrollment data shows.  And more women have college degrees...

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The Metro: Congresswoman Tlaib on improving Black maternal health outcomes

The Metro, Tia Graham, Sam Corey April 21, 2025

 The United States spends more on health care costs than any other rich nation, yet maternal death rates remain...

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An Egyptian musician on "Cairo Street," at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893.
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The Metro: Untold tales of Arab American life in metro Detroit

The Metro, Robyn Vincent April 21, 2025

Some of the first Arabs came to Detroit by way of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The fair recreated far...

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