The Metro: What reparations could look like in Detroit
In 2021, Detroit residents voted to create a reparations task force. The goals include creating housing and economic programs to...
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The Metro: Black Midwesterners find alternative messengers for their news
Trust in major news organizations is at an all time low.According to a 2024 Gallup poll that has tracked trust...
The Metro: The White Stripes inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A legendary Detroit band has been recognized with one of music industry’s highest honors. The White Stripes were inducted into the...
The Metro: Local theater ensemble has a new location on Detroit’s westside
From design to fashion, all art can act as a vehicle for larger themes impacting society. Some art makes you...
The Metro: Big Tech eyes Michigan, but at what cost for residents?
Michigan is racing toward the data center boom that powers artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Lawmakers have approved generous tax...
The Metro: Gambling in sports and Pistons icon’s legacy amid scandal
The relationship between sports and gambling is getting complicated. In the years since the Supreme Court legalized sports betting across the...
The Metro: The case for a Detroit land conservancy
Detroit has finally started to regain some population, but it has a long way to go. And that means there’s...
The Metro: Why more people don’t know about Michigan’s first Black congressmember
Detroit has a number of famous representatives. Representatives John Dingell, labor leader Patrick McNamara, and Congressmember John Conyers. Charles Diggs...
The Metro: Investigation finds potential conflicts of interest in Oakland County contracts
Controversy among local leaders in Oakland County is brewing. A Detroit Free Press investigation uncovered gaps in the county's laws...
The Metro: Detroit’s culture, mystery, and memory — now in puzzle form
Walk through Detroit long enough and the city starts talking to you — in murals, in corner bars, in the...
The Metro: What the archives of bureaucracy can tell us about colonial administration in the U.S. today
Evidence of colonization is embedded in the United States government. Through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the U.S. territories...
The Metro: Filmmaker of Detroit documentary wants his art to heal
Detroit has changed a lot in the last two decades. There’s more investment in the downtown and midtown areas. There...