The Metro: Senator Elissa Slotkin says ‘economic basket of issues’ unites Democrats against Trump
Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin is one of the most closely watched politicians in her party right now. A former CIA...
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The Metro: For the LGBTQ + community, affirming one’s identity is a source of real psychological strength
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Why does that framing always skip over what we survived? Or how we're...
The Metro: New book captures Detroit’s summer spirit and asks who its outdoor spaces were really built for
"Black Summers" - a book about growing up in the urban outdoors - is a compilation of writings from Detroiters....
The Metro: Why Jennifer Granholm says our politics have gotten so much worse today
How much has politics changed in the last 20 years? That was a different time — a time before President...
The Metro: Justin Onwenu says state government should protect residents from the ‘insanity’ of national politics
Life is becoming less affordable for Michiganders. And in Lansing, despite the constraints they face, many believe lawmakers are not...
The Metro: Why Rx Kids has bipartisan support from all corners of Michigan
Money is getting tighter. The cost of life can be even more daunting if you have a kids. Children are...
The Metro: Darryl DeAngelo Terrell’s art builds a world where Black gay life can thrive
Liberation work doesn't look one way. For multidisciplinary artist Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, it looks like photography, videography, and sound working...
The Metro: For Black LGBTQ+ Detroiters Club Heaven was more than a dancefloor, it was a lifeline.
Before the massive crowds and international acts that the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit has grown to attract, electronic...
The Metro: A film, cinema and a city reclaiming what was always its own
Detroit gave the world its sound. The world never gave Detroit its theaters back. Detroit has a pattern. It creates...
The Metro: The body keeps the receipt
Have you ever sat in your car in a grocery store parking lot, looked at the receipt, and felt something...
The Metro: Detroit Techno history and future on stage at Movement this weekend
Since it's founding in 2000, Movement has honored the raw, electrified spirit of the city where Techno was born. It’s a...
The Metro: Detroit’s teen takeovers force hard conversation
Over the weekend in downtown Detroit, a 14-year-old boy was shot in the chest near Library Street and Grand River...
