The Metro: Explaining antisemitism—and why it’s rising in America
On Sunday, a father and son killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. It was one of the deadliest...
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The Metro: Explaining antisemitism—and why it’s rising in America
On Sunday, a father and son killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. It was one of the deadliest...
The Metro: 50-year legacy of Destroy All Monsters celebrated in pair of exhibitions
Somewhere between the psychedelic 1960s and the arrival of punk in the late 1970s, Detroit had a unique imprint on...
The Metro: The ruin and rebirth of Detroit’s Packard Plant
To some, the story of the Packard Plant mirrors that of Detroit. Built in the early 1900s, the building was...
The Metro: A redo on I-375 reconstruction
The project to reconstruct I-375 is meant to do two things at once: rebuild aging infrastructure and repair the harm...
The Metro: How a crime fighting cyborg inspired a generation
The Eastern Market just got a guardian to watch over the site. The Robocop statue commemorating the 80s sci-fi film...
The Metro: Detroit’s Coup D’etat recognized by New York Times
Coup D’état is a one of two local shops in Michigan to be chosen for New York Times list of...
The Metro: What Black Michiganders say their communities need
What policies do Black residents in Michigan want to see?The Center for Community Uplift at the Brookings Institute measured the...
The Metro: They came to America as toddlers, decades later one is detained by ICE
Immigration enforcement in the United States has escalated sharply this year. Under the Biden administration, the daily number of people...
The Metro: Congressman Tom Barrett works with White House to release Michigander in ICE custody
Aggressive immigration enforcement has intensified nationwide. As of early this month, more than 200,000 people had been arrested by ICE...
The Metro: Arab Orchestra founder says music fosters greater unity
After a family trip to Syria at the tender age of ten, Michael Ibrahim’s parents handed him an oud. The...
The Metro: A new focus on sex, gender and emotions in Michigan classrooms
What should teachers focus on when exploring sexual health with students? How should they broach sensitive subjects? What does it...
The Metro: Eisenhower Dance Detroit brings in world renowned choreographer
As one of metro Detroit’s premiere dance companies, Eisenhower Dance Detroit provides local choreographers and directors opportunities to showcase their...