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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
  • Elections
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Michigan special elections: What metro Detroiters should know before May 6

Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale performs a DJ set at WDET
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  • The Boulevard

Respect the Architect: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale

Waajeed May 1, 2025

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Inside Shed 5 at Eastern Market
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The Metro Events Guide: Mother’s Day markets, May the fourth and more

Sophia Jozwiak May 1, 2025
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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit offering summer safety tips for Safe Kids Month

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 1, 2025
A United Auto Workers member holds a sign in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Biden’s top economic advisor urges Detroit automakers and UAW to avoid a strike

Quinn Klinefelter September 5, 2023

The Biden administration’s top economic adviser is echoing the president’s call for automakers and the United Auto Workers union to...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain holds up a sign at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.
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UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms

Associated Press September 4, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — A 46% pay raise. A 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay. A restoration of traditional pensions....

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A flooded sidewalk
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Detroit Evening Report: Jefferson Chalmers to get $11M from FEMA to prevent flooding

Nargis Rahman September 1, 2023

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is receiving more than $11 million in federal funding...

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Weam Namou reviews footage during the making of the film "Pomegranate"
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift

CultureShift: ‘Pomegranate’ is the first Iraqi-American narrative film of its kind

Tia Graham September 1, 2023

Weam Namou is the Executive Director of the Chaldean Cultural Center, which houses the first and only Chaldean Museum in...

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Gretchen Whitmer addresses supporters at an election night event.
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Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer advocates for guaranteed paid leave in Michigan

Hernz Laguerre August 31, 2023

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling on Michigan lawmakers to create a new program expanding family and medical leave.Subscribe to the...

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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow at Mackinac Policy Conference in 2019.
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MichMash: Sen. Debbie Stabenow discusses passing the torch to the next generation

Hernz Laguerre August 31, 2023

When U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced earlier this year her plans to retire after her current term ends, she said...

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Detroit Today: Why demanding Black students to share their trauma often reduces them to stereotypes

Detroit Today August 31, 2023

With students going back to school this fall, it also means the beginning of the college application season. But essay...

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FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation, May 22, 2023, in Royal Oak, Mich.
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Detroit officials ‘devastated’ by lack of state funding for long-term psychiatric care and housing

Eli Newman August 31, 2023

Detroit failed to secure backing from Michigan’s record-breaking $81.7 billion 2024 budget for a long-term psychiatric care project officials pitched...

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A photograph of Nigerian immigrants at a social gathering in Detroit in the 1980s
  • Culture & Music
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CultureShift: ‘Detroit We Dey’ documents the city’s Nigerian community from the ’70s to now

Tia Graham August 30, 2023

In "Detroit We Dey," local filmmaker Ozi Uduma explores the history and future of a social club founded by Nigerians...

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Detroit Evening Report: Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan moves headquarters to Michigan Central in Detroit

Tia Graham August 30, 2023

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan has found a new home at Michigan Central in Corktown.Subscribe to the...

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Artful photograph of two Black leaning away from each other in a field outlined by white ripples.
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

CultureShift: 13th Annual Detroit Month of Design promotes unity through design

Tia Graham August 30, 2023

September marks Design Core Detroit's 13th annual Detroit Month of Design. DCD promotes and supports design-driven businesses in their role...

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Riders boarding a DDOT bus in Detroit, Michigan.
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New DDOT interim executive director used to work for maligned paratransit contractor Transdev

Laura Herberg August 30, 2023

Last week, Mayor Mike Duggan named George Michael Staley as DDOT’s interim executive director. Staley replaces former executive director Mikel...

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