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The Metro covers local and regional news and current affairs, arts and cultural events and topics, with a commitment to airing perspectives and uncovering stories underreported by mainstream media in Detroit.
Hosts: Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent
Producers: Sam Corey, Cary Junior II
Engineer: Nate Bender
Senior Producer: David Leins
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Recent stories from The Metro
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.
The Metro: Dabls brings 45 years of artistry to MOCAD’s reopening exhibition
Olayami Dabls is a story teller, sculptor and painter, best known for the Dabls MBAD African Bead Museum on Detroit’s west side.
The Metro: Bookstock fosters literacy through community effort
Proceeds from Bookstock go directly back into literacy and education programs across the region, helping expand access to reading materials and learning opportunities.
The Metro: The Y Arts teen film festival gives young filmmakers a powerful platform
In the Detroit Teen Truth Festival, teens from Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties create 15 second long films. They can earn cash prizes and scholarships, but most important is the chance to be heard.
The Metro: In the wake of teen takeovers, Detroit’s youth affairs office tries to give teens a place to be
Jerjuan Howard, Director of Detroit’s Office of Youth Affairs says he wants to make the city a place where teens can belong and feel they have a stake in the future.
The Metro: The Joy Project helps people access healing and identity through food
Founded by Detroit native Gabrielle Knox and Oakland California native Josmine Evans, The Joy Project wants to reconnect people with ancestral foodways and land practices.
The Metro: ‘The most magnificent public utility.’ Libraries are making a comeback
Library visits have doubled in the past 5 years. Jeff Milo, from the Ferndale Area District Library, and Lisa Peers, author of “Motor City Love Song,” join The Metro during National Library Week to talk about why libraries are seeing more visitors.
The Metro: The Trump administration hit the brakes on EVs. But EV charging stations are accelerating in the state
The number of charging ports for electric vehicles in Michigan grew by about 1,800 last year.
The Metro: How vinyl records outlived the formats meant to replace them
Jeremy Peters, a music business professor from Wayne State University, joined the show to discuss what catapulted vinyl records back into the mainstream.
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