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Daily round-up of the news that Detroit residents need to know

The Detroit Evening Report is a 3-minute daily round-up of the news that city residents need to know. Stories focus on the concerns, problems, passions and needs of Detroiters — specifically residents of color.

The Detroit Evening Report Weekend brings listeners in-depth interviews on important topics of interest to communities of color.

Hosted By: Sascha Raiyn, Jerome Vaughn, Bre’Anna Tinsley, Nargis Rahman and Hernz Laguerre.

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The Oct. 7 Memorial Wall for the Murdered and Fallen, displayed at the National Library of Israel.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroiters commemorate Oct. 7 attack on Israel; Jewish Federation office vandalized; more

Nargis Rahman October 7, 2024

Residents visiting a Detroit fire house during Fire Prevention Week 2023.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Fire Department expanding smoke alarm initiative for Fire Prevention Week

Hernz Laguerre October 4, 2024

Detroit Evening Report: Holy Paws Dog Park breaks ground; Dearborn offering free porch repairs + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley October 3, 2024

Detroit's "Dining with Confidence" ordinance red card.

Detroit Evening Report: City of Detroit launches color-coded food safety ordinance for restaurants

Jerome Vaughn October 2, 2024

Two women with opposing views hold signs that read "Unborn lives matter" and "Keep your beliefs out of my healthcare."

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit advances ordinance setting protest restrictions at health clinics

Sarah Cwiek October 1, 2024

People check the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Detroit Evening Report: Lebanese community mourns; Michigan tribes get funding for climate action + more

Nargis Rahman September 30, 2024

The newly renovated Roosevelt Park eliminated the road to create a unified park with lush gardens, swings, tables and walking paths.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit recognized for ‘blight to beauty’ projects; UAW, Ford make tentative deal + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 26, 2024

Detroit Evening Report: DTE, Consumers audit shows ‘worse than average’ restoration times, old equipment

Jerome Vaughn September 25, 2024

Protesters gathered in east Minneapolis for a rally and march to denounce hate speech and hate crimes against Muslims, Sept. 17, 2016.

Detroit Evening Report: Hate crimes in US reached all-time high in 2023, FBI data shows

Sascha Raiyn September 24, 2024

Fiber artist Fatema Haque led a Nakshi Kantha, a Bangladeshi hand embroidery workshop, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, as part of the soft launch of a new Bengali diaspora exhibit at the Hamtramck Historical Museum.

Detroit Evening Report: New Hamtramck Historical Museum exhibit to focus on Bengali diaspora

Nargis Rahman September 23, 2024

Detroit Fire Department Training Division Lt. Virgil Wyatt teaches DDOT employees how to correctly use the AEDs.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit offering free CERT training; Black Footwear Forum and more

Hernz Laguerre September 20, 2024

FILE - Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald, right, shakes hands with Oxford High School victim parents after Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the Oakland County courtroom, Feb. 6, 2024 in Pontiac.

Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school’s liability for tragedy

Associated Press September 20, 2024

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