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Marsha Caspar and Glenna DeJong with Frizzy. They were the first same-sex couple married in Michigan on March 22, 2014, after a federal judge struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Saturday marks 11 years since Michigan marriage equality decision

Rick Pluta March 21, 2025

Saturday is the 11-year wedding anniversary for more than 300 gay and lesbian couples who were married in Michigan following...

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With the help of the film company Detroit Son, the late prolific Detroit author Donald Goines’ story is being revisited. 
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The Metro: New documentary explores the life and death of Detroit author Donald Goines

Tia Graham, The Metro March 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Donald Goines is considered the "Godfather of Ghetto Realism." He wrote...

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Demonstrators hold their ground near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as New York City police officers move to clear the area after a campus building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day.
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The Metro: Attorney for pro-Palestine protesters says their charges show double standard

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. A group of local attorneys is offering pro bono representation for...

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The Metro: Policies that get to the root of homelessness

Sam Corey, The Metro March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In February, two young children experiencing homelessness died of carbon monoxide...

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Shustho: How language access affects health care for Bangladeshi women in Michigan

Nargis Rahman March 19, 2025

Editor's Note: This story is part one of a new four-part series from WDET's Nargis Rahman called, "Shustho: Mind, Body,...

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Photo of Bridgett M. Davis, author of "Love, Rita."
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The Metro: ‘Love, Rita’ takes a personal look at systemic racism in the US health care system

Tia Graham, The Metro March 19, 2025

Bridgett M. Davis is an author and daughter of Detroit.  She’s written about her mom’s business running the numbers in...

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Detroit will get another area code before the end of 2025

Pat Batcheller March 19, 2025

Detroit's iconic area code is getting some company.The Michigan Public Service Commission says the city and adjacent suburbs will run...

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Khary Frazier of the nonprofit Soulardarity, at WDET Studios, March 19, 2025.
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The Metro: In the face of big utilities, how do residents have more power?

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In metro Detroit, a quarter of low-income households pay more than...

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Freelance journalist and contributing writer for The Metro Times Kahn Santori Davison joined The Metro on March, 18, 2025, to talk about Detroiters' unique style.
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The Metro: Detroit threads and the city’s unspoken identity

The Metro, Lauren Myers March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Fashion in Detroit is more than just a trend, it's a...

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jessica Care moore is Detroit's poet laureate, a filmmaker and artist. She'll be speaking at Michael Ford’s Hip Hop Architecture Lecture Series on March 19 at the University of Detroit Mercy.
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The Metro: Celebrating the impact of women on hip-hop culture, design

Tia Graham, The Metro March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. From the way we dress, down to the food we eat,...

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Detroit Water and Sewerage Department employees replacing lead service lines in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood, October 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: City expanding sewer repair program; Detroit’s new area code + more

Sascha Raiyn March 18, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we share news about the city of Detroit’s expansion to its private sewer repair program;...

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President Donald Trump walks as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Monday, March 17, 2025.
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Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans

Associated Press March 18, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Supreme Court Chief Justice John...

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