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Hosts: Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent
Producers: Sam Corey, Alex McLenon
Engineer: Nate Bender and Jose Llanas
Senior Producer: David Leins
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Recent stories from The Metro
The Metro: Detroit’s Alternative Press gave a voice to a generation of artists. A new book tells its story
In 1969, Ann and Ken Mikolowski launched The Alternative Press in the Cass Corridor. For 30 years, the periodical published writings and poetry from their contemporaries that spoke to the political and cultural moment.
The Metro: How to lead a classroom according to a teacher on the cusp of retirement
Shirley Brezzell is being acknowledged for her contributions as an educator by the Michigan Science Teachers Association. Before she retires, she has some lessons to pass on to new educators and parents.
The Metro: How Islamophobia shaped American policy — from 9/11 to now
The Metro’s Sam Corey spoke to people practicing Islam in the area, and scholars of Islamophobia to better understand why this particular form of hatred is rising.
The Metro: Poetry’s impact across cultures, explained by an Iraqi American poet
Arab American poet Wafaa Mustafa speaks with The Metro’s Tia Graham about what this moment in time is like for Arab Americans and how simple visibility isn’t the goal.
The Metro: The next generation of poets connect and compete at Detroit Youth Poetry Slam
The Detroit Youth Poetry Slam is happening May 7 at the Wright Museum. It’s a competition and community event for teens to have their voices showcased and heard in front of a live audience, put together by InsideOut Literary Arts.
The Metro: Highland Park’s library has been dark for years. Residents haven’t given up
Once home to 53,000 people, the birthplace of the Model T moving assembly line now has fewer than 9,000 residents. WDET reporters have been spending time with the people who stayed for the series “Crossing the Lines.”
The Metro: First-time campers welcome at Metroparks’ newly renovated Walnut Grove Campground
Reservations are open for the newly renovated Walnut Grove campground at Lower Huron Metropark. The park’s camping season runs early May through mid-October.
The Metro: A clinician’s perspective on why therapy is so inaccessible
A lot of people struggle to access therapy. Some clinicians argue that one of the big issues is private equity.
The Metro: Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop opened with no shelves — now it’s a community institution
Owner Jenny Carney joins The Metro to share how Sidetrack Bookshop has become a place of community belonging in the four year’s since its opening.
The Metro: Art and nature come together at Palmer Park festival
Art and Music in the Trees is a festival that celebrates nature among the old growth forest at Palmer Park with different crafts, exhibits and performances.
The Metro: The silence around Sudan, and a poet trying to break it
Nearly 14 million people are displaced. The U.S. and the U.N. have both used the word genocide. Sudanese American poet Khadega Mohammed explains why that still hasn’t been enough to break through.
The Metro: A lesser known way the Trump administration is removing immigrants from the country
In addition to increasing ICE raids, the Department of Homeland Security is also seeking to end Temporary Protection Status for many immigrants, leaving them open to deport back to countries that some argue are still in crisis.
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