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Michigan shows up to proclaim No Kings

Russ McNamara, Quinn Klinefelter, Amanda LeClaire, Colin Jackson June 16, 2025

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Detroit attorney Todd Perkins formally announced his campaign for mayor on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Considine Little Rock Recreation Center in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Meet Todd Perkins: Attorney, advocate, and Detroit mayoral hopeful

Nadia Zyiad June 16, 2025
Jerome Vaughn at the Mackinac Policy conference sit down for an interview.
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Mackinac Policy Conference: Victory on roads

Jerome Vaughn June 14, 2025
Detroit Farm and Garden
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Essential Cooking: Detroit Farmer On How Climate Change, Space Challenges Local Growing

Ann Delisi September 3, 2020

Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato talk with Detroit farmer Michelle Lutz to discuss the problems climate change is causing...

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Vote Here Voting Elections Polling Place Precinct 3/10/20-1
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Elections
  • Politics, Government & Finance

State of Michigan Will Partner with City To Run Detroit’s November Election

Detroit Today September 2, 2020

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office will join forces with the Detroit City Clerk's office to oversee...

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  • CultureShift

Comedy Can Change How We Think About Social Justice

LaToya Cross, Ryan Patrick Hooper September 1, 2020

Comedy is a crafty way to divulge dark truths and critique everything through humor. “Comedy really does have properties to...

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Get in the Mood for 2020 Detroit Jazz Fest With This Playlist

Meta Stange September 1, 2020

Labor Day in Detroit is synonymous with the Detroit Jazz Festival, the annual celebration of jazz music that draws people...

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Memorial at Belle Isle (WDET)
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1,500 Detroiters Dead: Belle Isle Memorial Attendees Reflect On Human Loss

Laura Herberg September 1, 2020

In Detroit there’s a city-wide memorial service being held at Belle Isle to commemorate the lives of residents who died from COVID-19.   The day-long procession includes hundreds of cars and fifteen empty hearses symbolizing the 1500...

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Cup, glasses, and tissues
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Public Safety

Flu Season Is Here, This Time During A Pandemic. Here’s What to Know.

Detroit Today September 1, 2020

As the weather cools off in Michigan, public health experts and government officials are gearing up for flu season. This...

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A person holds up a "Black Lives Matter" sign during a protest in Detroit, Mich.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Racial Attitudes
  • Sports

Pro Sports Protests Buck Tradition of “Shut Up and Play”

Detroit Today September 1, 2020

America is in the midst of perhaps the most tumultuous reckoning since the Civil Rights era. The novel coronavirus pandemic...

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DET Protest 06/05/2020
  • All Things Considered
  • Morning Edition
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  • Racial Attitudes

Protestors Sue Detroit Police Over Allegations of Abuse, Brutality

Russ McNamara September 1, 2020

Anti-police brutality protesters are suing the City of Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James Craig over alleged abuses.  ...

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  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

Three Detroit Jazz Classics Everyone Should Know

Ryan Patrick Hooper August 31, 2020

Former Detroit Free Press arts reporter and critic Mark Stryker is one of the city’s greatest authorities on homegrown jazz....

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Why Michigan’s Recreational Marijuana Industry Isn’t Helping Those Harmed by Drug Policies

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher August 31, 2020

Michigan is still grappling with how to implement its new legal recreational marijuana market. And it turns out during the...

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Make America Great Again MAGA Hats Trump
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Elections
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Is There A GOP Without Trump?

Detroit Today August 31, 2020

Last week’s Republican National Convention made headlines for its lack of a party policy platform. "Most voters are far less...

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Detroit COVID Memorial Photos
  • All Things Considered
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Morning Edition
  • News

Music To Play Large Role in Detroit’s COVID-19 Memorial

Jerome Vaughn August 31, 2020

More than 1,500 Detroiters have died from COVID-19. Because of safety protocols, many of their relatives were not able to attend...

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