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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.
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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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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
Ijania Cortez
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CultureShift: Detroit muralist Ijania Cortez showcases Black bodies to fight stereotypes

CultureShift August 8, 2023

Award-winning painter and muralist Ijania Cortez is a self-taught artist working in Detroit. Cortez often depicts young Black men in...

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Interior of a Dreamtroit appartment, with a kitchen, a large window and exposed brick with graffiti-style art
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Two Detroit initiatives are working to provide affordable housing through creative design

Detroit Today August 8, 2023

With a median household income far below the statewide average, Detroiters face a relentless struggle to keep up with rising...

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Homeless person sits on sidewalk.
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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit to provide temporary housing units to combat youth homelessness in Detroit

Hernz Laguerre August 7, 2023

To help combat youth homelessness in Detroit, nonprofit Detroit Phoenix Center has partnered with Methodist Children’s Home Society to provide...

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Warren’s Bangladeshi community seeks representation on City Council

Laura Herberg August 7, 2023

In Warren, Michigan’s third largest city, there is a growing Bangladeshi community. That increase in population, however, hasn’t yet translated...

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President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 30, 2023, in Washington, as his administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative.
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Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans

Associated Press August 7, 2023

Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police commissioners board is still paying two former staffers

Sascha Raiyn, Eli Newman August 4, 2023

Members of Detroit’s police oversight board want to remove two staffers who are no longer working but are still getting...

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Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Paramount studios in Los Angeles
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CultureShift: Why are writers and actors striking in Hollywood, and what does it mean for the future of the industry?

Tia Graham August 4, 2023

The SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood have no clear end in sight as studio executives continue to look for alternative ways...

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FILE - A line of 2022 Santa Fe SUV's sit outside a Hyundai dealership Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Littleton, Colo.
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Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 92K vehicles and tell owners to park them outside due to fire risk

Associated Press August 4, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 92,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them...

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Donald Trump supporters gather at TCF Center in downtown Detroit in November 2020.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: What a Michigan Trump voter thinks about the latest indictment

Detroit Today August 4, 2023

Michigan voters helped Donald Trump become president in 2016. And even though he didn’t win the state, many Michiganders voted...

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Jocelyn Benson being interviewed by WDET
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Detroit Today: What Jocelyn Benson has been doing to protect Michigan’s elections

Detroit Today August 4, 2023

Earlier this week, former president Donald Trump — the frontrunner for the Republican 2024 presidential nomination — was indicted over...

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Oakland County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Novi, Mich.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Why Michigan is at the epicenter of Trump’s recent indictment

Detroit Today August 3, 2023

In a 45-page grand jury indictment of Donald Trump released earlier this week, Michigan is mentioned nearly 40 times, including an...

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A photo of school lunch boxes on a desk.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Universal free meal program for Michigan students officially in state budget

Hernz Laguerre August 3, 2023

Michigan public schools will offer free meals to all preschool through high school students this upcoming school year.Subscribe to the...

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