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Southwest Detroit’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival, “Fiesta Detroit,” is taking place Friday to Sunday, May 3-5, 2024.
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The Metro: Cinco de Mayo history and celebrations in Southwest Detroit

The Metro May 3, 2024

This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, a day that commemorates a significant event in Mexican history. On May 5, 1862, the...

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Mich.
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MichMash: How will Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign affect the 2024 presidential election?

Hernz Laguerre May 3, 2024

Third party candidates notoriously draw votes away from either Republicans or Democrats, but which voters will Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

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Todd “Wolf” Douglas (left) and Terence “C-Mo” Hampton at WDET Studios in April 2024. Douglas and Hampton are both "violence interrupters" with FORCE Detroit.
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FORCE Detroit working to empower young people through city’s ShotStoppers program

Quinn Klinefelter May 3, 2024

A Detroit community organization claims it’s helped eliminate about three-quarters of the shootings in one of the most violent areas...

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Former State House Speaker Lee Chatfield on Jan. 30, 2020.
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Chatfield pleads not guilty to corruption charges

Rick Pluta May 3, 2024

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife were in court Thursday to plead not guilty to embezzlement. In...

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The Black-led and community-owned Detroit People's Food Co-op held its grand opening on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
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Detroit Evening Report: People’s Food Co-op opens; Detroit unveils historic preservation plan and more

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 2, 2024

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the opening of Detroit People's Food Co-op, Detroit City...

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Michigan's top student athletes will compete in Dreamz Two Reality's inaugural High School All-American Game on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi.
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The Metro: Dreamz Two Reality basketball game to showcase Detroit’s hoop talents

The Metro May 2, 2024

For some, basketball is just a fun sport to play. But for others, it’s a ticket to a better future. Several...

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A photo of the Detroit skyline's reduced visibility due to poor air quality in Detroit, Mich. on June 28, 2023.
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Created Equal: Air pollution is plaguing Detroiters’ lungs

Created Equal May 2, 2024

Detroit’s air is dirty, and according to a new report from the American Lung Association, dirtier than most cities in...

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FILE - The Flint Water Plant tower is seen, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 in Flint, Mich.
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Snyder aide files intent to sue over ‘malicious’ Flint prosecution

Rick Pluta May 2, 2024

One of the chief targets of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s failed Flint water prosecutions has filed a notice that...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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Trump warns of decaying economy, vows to ‘save’ US auto industry at Michigan rally

Quinn Klinefelter May 2, 2024

Former President Donald Trump used a campaign rally in Michigan's bellwether Saginaw County on Wednesday to lash out against the...

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Detroit Poet Laureate jessica Care moore at WDET Studios, May 1, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit’s new Poet Laureate jessica Care moore shares her plans for the role

The Metro May 1, 2024

Poet Laureates have been a tradition in societies dating back to ancient Greece, providing a way for countries, states and...

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Shri Thanedar in-studio at WDET-FM on Oct. 20, 2022.
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Detroit Evening Report: Shri Thanedar questions validity of campaign signatures submitted by Adam Hollier

Jerome Vaughn May 1, 2024

Detroit Congressman Shri Thanedar has filed paperwork to challenge Adam Hollier’s appearance on the August primary ballot.Both Thanedar and Hollier...

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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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Created Equal: What Columbia University’s crackdown on protesters tell us about free speech on college campuses

Created Equal May 1, 2024

Hundreds of protesters have been arrested on college campuses across the country in recent weeks. The escalating tensions between student-led...

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