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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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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
Detroit Democrat Adam Hollier at a Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission meeting in October 2021.
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State Sen. Adam Hollier announces bid for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District 

Russ McNamara January 24, 2022

State Sen. Adam Hollier is jumping into the fray of Michigan’s newly-redrawn 13th Congressional District. Hollier’s Senate district lies within the 13th. He says he’s running...

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Three initiatives could start gathering signatures soon

Jake Neher, Cheyna Roth January 24, 2022

 Several petitions are moving forward to get in front of the state Legislature or on the November ballot.  These...

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Oxford High School students and staff return

Quinn Klinefelter January 24, 2022

Students and staff returned to Oxford High School Monday, two months after gunfire took the lives of four teens. It’s...

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Loving work will always be unrequited, says author Sarah Jaffe

Detroit Today January 24, 2022

By some estimates we work 80,000 hours during our careers. But it’s not just time. Work signals to other people...

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Kenny Washington
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Kenny Washington broke the NFL’s color barrier. Why don’t we know his story?

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 21, 2022

When it comes to sports history, Kenny Washington isn’t a household name like Jackie Robinson. At least one writer wants...

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Yemeni woman honors culture and traditions with catering business Taste of Aden

Nargis Rahman January 21, 2022

“Communities of Hope" features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the pandemic. Cathy Manna...

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Drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations and infections signs of optimism at Henry Ford

Russ McNamara January 21, 2022

Henry Ford Health System is optimistic that the worst of the omicron-fueled COVID-19 wave is over. The number of patients...

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Hamtramck District Court judge apologizes for wishing jail on man with weedy yard

Associated Press January 21, 2022

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — A Hamtramck District Court judge has apologized for wishing that she could send a 72-year-old immigrant...

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“The Birds Aren’t Real” movement hopes parody can save us from false conspiracies

Detroit Today January 21, 2022

The Gen Z-fueled "The Birds Aren't Real" movement says birds are all actually government drones sent to surveil us from...

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Kym Worthy and Kim Trent
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Why it was important for Wayne County prosecutor, activist to clear backlog of rape kits

Detroit Today January 21, 2022

In 2009, 11,000 untested rape kits were found sitting in a Detroit Police Department storage room. Some of them had...

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Ruth Ellis Center will open a brand-new mixed use community development on Detroit’s northwest side

Tia Graham January 21, 2022

The Ruth Ellis Center was created as a safe haven for the LGBTQ plus community in Metro Detroit in 1999....

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Auditor General: It’s not “fair” to say COVID-19 deaths in Michigan long-term facilities were underreported 

Russ McNamara, Dorothy Hernandez January 20, 2022

Legislative Republicans are accusing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of intentionally minimizing the number of COVID-19 deaths in Michigan’s long-term care...

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