The Metro: A multi-year exhibition honors the legacy of Detroit’s Classical Roots
The music once sung by enslaved Africans is foundational to modern Christian and Gospel music. The music that was once...
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The Metro: Detroit’s newest department aims to prevent violence by building peace
One of the most popular programs in the City of Detroit is community violence intervention. It’s a policy that tasks...
The Metro: Drones are coming to a police department near you. Is the privacy tradeoff worth it?
The cities of Dearborn and Warren, MI have launched Drone-as-a-First-Responder programs. In Dearborn, a drone can now reach a 911...
The Metro: An outdoor exhibition tackles ICE enforcement and lives lost
Right now, across the country, communities are facing growing pressure from the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
The Metro: When the grid groans. The fragile geography of home
For tens of thousands of people across metro Detroit, this past weekend wasn’t spent relaxing. It was spent in the...
The Metro: Detroit’s Venice could be underwater. Who should protect it?
These days, when it rains, it much more often pours. That’s due in large part to climate change. Heat waves are...
The Metro: Detroit hip hop hits the stage at this year’s SXSW
Detroit’s musical contributions can not be denied. Musicians from across the globe have planted roots here in Detroit that have...
The Metro: ICE’s media machine and the voices going quiet
The Metro team has been noticing a chilling effect as we dig for answers and information: some sources who used...
The Metro: New exhibition honors the life and legacy of photographer Leni Sinclair.
They called her the girl behind the camera, but make no mistake, Leni Sinclair wasn’t standing in anyone’s shadow. She was...
The Metro: The view of Iran from the diaspora living in metro Detroit
The war in Iran — and the regional fallout — is continuing. Without Congressional authorization, President Donald Trump and Israel launched strikes...
The Metro: Inside Mon Coeur, a bookstore dedicated entirely to romance
Romance books have been growing in popularity over the last few years. Now bookstores are following suit. Carolyn Haering opened...
The Metro: Who speaks for Iranians? On the limits of American assumptions
The United States has a long history of deciding what Iranians want. Saturday, it happened again. Without Congressional authorization, President...