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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
Black woman holds up a red sign that reads "justice"
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

Exploring Tyre Nichols’ death and how racism shows up in police work

Detroit Today, Sam Corey January 30, 2023

Recently released body camera footage revealed Tyre Nichols, a Black man, being restrained and beaten by Black male police officers...

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The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. (City of Memphis via AP)
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Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating by police shown on video

Associated Press January 28, 2023

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by five Memphis police officers who held the...

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Michigan state capitol building.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Legislature approves nearly $1B in tax cuts

Hernz Laguerre January 27, 2023

The Michigan Legislature approved $944 million in tax cut proposals Thursday night that will help lower taxes for one million...

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Screenshot of Surf Mesa's music video for "City of Love."
  • Culture & Music

PLAY IT: Surf Mesa – ‘City of Love’ feat. Selah Sol

Dave Kim January 27, 2023

Need to hear a breakup song but with feel-good beats? Los Angeles-based electronic star Surf Mesa fills that void perfectly...

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white barred prison cells
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Racial Attitudes

Why the effects of incarceration last long after leaving prison

Detroit Today, Sam Corey January 27, 2023

Correction facilities in the U.S. are intended to rehabilitate citizens. But we know from surveys, direct reports and recidivism rates...

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interior of an art gallery with colorful paintings and sculptures against white walls
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Southfield gallery highlights contemporary African American art in a new exhibit

Tia Graham January 26, 2023

This weekend, Umoja Fine Arts Gallery will honor local artists with their latest exhibit, Umoja Art Basel: A Contemporary Affair....

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Stock photo of person holding money.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan appeals court ruling reverses minimum wage increase, paid sick leave revision

Tia Graham January 26, 2023

A Thursday ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals stops the state's minimum wage from increasing next month and will...

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Advisor Bilal Hammoud says many of the students will be going out of town for the first time. The students will compete at the Harvard Model United Nations conference.
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Dearborn, Dearborn Heights Model UN Club students head to Harvard for conference

Nargis Rahman January 26, 2023

Students from Dearborn and Dearborn Heights head to Boston this week for the Harvard Model United Nations conference, a four-day...

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graphic of the book cover for "They Got Daddy: One Family's Reckoning with Racism and Faith" by Sharon Tubbs, alongside a picture of Sharon Tubbs
  • Community & Quality of Life
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New book explores how racism is passed down through generational trauma

Tia Graham January 26, 2023

Sharon Tubbs is a journalist and author. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and editor. Currently,  Tubbs is...

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Ali Abazeed is the Founding Director of the Dearborn Department of Public Health.
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Dearborn’s health department wants to make access to services easier

Nargis Rahman January 26, 2023

Dearborn’s public health department is focusing on environmental and behavioral health and data analytics. According to Director Ali Abazeed, Dearborn...

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Researcher looks at an image of a cat holding a rabbit in its mouth. The image was taken in a Detroit park and is part of an ongoing research project on urban wildlife.
  • Community & Quality of Life

Yale researchers record urban wildlife in Detroit parks

Laura Herberg January 26, 2023

Dr. Nyeema C. Harris holds up a black and white image on her phone of a cat in the woods...

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close up of a computer keyboard
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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What ChatGPT is, and why it has some Michigan school staff concerned 

Detroit Today, Sam Corey January 26, 2023

ChatGPT (short for Generative Pre-training Transformer) is an increasingly popular chatbot that delivers a written, formulated response based on a prompt...

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