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"Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It" is the latest book by author Andre Perry.
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The Metro: New book explores the true meaning of ‘Black Power’

Cary Junior II, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro July 16, 2025

"Black Power" is widely known as a political slogan — a rallying cry to mobilize Black Americans to attain social,...

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Detroit residents who experienced basement flooding in June 2021 may be eligible for free sewer repair.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit seeking residents affected by June 2021 floods for sewer repair program

Nargis Rahman July 16, 2025

The city of Detroit is notifying people about a free sewer repair program for residents who experienced basement flooding in...

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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield joins The Metro live at WDET Studios, July 16, 2025.
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  • Politics, Government & Finance
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The Metro: Mary Sheffield makes her case for Detroit mayor

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey July 16, 2025

Since entering the Detroit mayoral race in December, City Council President Mary Sheffield has become a frontrunner in the race....

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Protestors hold signs supporting funding for NPR
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The Metro: The history (and future) of public media in the US

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Lauren Myers July 16, 2025

Public media began as classroom radio in the 1920s. It was dry, instructional, and pretty boring. Most only thought of...

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Nessel co-leads letter to Congress asking for ICE legislation

Colin Jackson July 16, 2025

Michigan’s attorney general is co-leading a letter to Congress asking it to pass a law to keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers...

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Hassan Beydoun, group executive of Economic Development for the city of Detroit.
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The Metro: Detroit’s ‘bold plan to cut red tape’ for small businesses

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey July 16, 2025

Detroit City Council recently approved changes to city ordinances to make the licensing process easier and less cumbersome for small...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit nonprofit launches website to inform voters ahead of city elections

Sascha Raiyn July 15, 2025

Local nonprofit CitizenDetroit is working with Politics on the Go and Activate Detroit to get Detroiters informed ahead of upcoming...

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The Capitol is seen under dark skies in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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Senate votes to move ahead with Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts

Associated Press July 15, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump's request to cancel some $9 billion in previously approved...

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Filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee joins The Metro to discuss his new book "The Best Man: Unfinished Business."
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The Metro: Malcolm D. Lee talks new book, continuing legacy of his film ‘The Best Man’

Cary Junior II, The Metro, Lauren Myers July 15, 2025

In the 1999 film, "The Best Man," we were introduced to novelist Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs), whose writes a book...

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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison discusses the city's new Summer Teen Safety Violence Prevention Plan, July 7, 2025.
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  • Youth

The Metro: How Detroit plans to curb youth gun violence this summer

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey July 15, 2025

Last week, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison joined Mayor Mike Duggan and other officials in announcing the launch of a...

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Clockwise from left: Coneflowers, northern catalpa, American basswood, flowering crabapple tree, Black tupelo, and eastern redbud are all native species in Michigan that support pollinators.
  • Environment
  • News

Master arborist: Plant native trees, flowers to help support Michigan’s pollinators

Natalie Albrecht July 15, 2025

National Pollinator Week — held annually in June — is a time dedicated to informing the public about the benefits...

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Oakland County Sheriff Lt. Tim Willis reaches for the gun Ethan Crumbley used to kill four students and injured six others and a teacher in November 2021 at Oxford High School, in court, Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich. Oakland County judge Kwame Rowe is hearing evidence starting Thursday to help him decide whether the teen who killed four students and injured six others at Oxford High School should be sentenced to prison without the chance of parole.
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  • Public Safety

Store that sold gun used in Oxford shooting wants lawsuit dismissed

Rick Pluta July 15, 2025

The firearm store that sold the gun used in the Oxford High School shooting is asking the Michigan Court of...

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