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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, Alex McLenon
Engineer: Nate Bender and Jose Llanas
Senior Producer: David Leins
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Recent stories from The Metro
The Metro: Financial challenges at Detroit’s workforce agency
The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation is the city’s workforce agency, connecting residents to jobs, training and other opportunities. Their funding from the American Rescue Plan Act is drying up.
The Metro: A lifetime of fighting for Detroit’s children, now carved in brick and stone
Helen “Mother” Moore has spent decades challenging Detroit’s power structures and promoting education for all. Now the city is celebrating her legacy with the opening of the Helen Moore Community Center in the Dexter-Elmhurst neighborhood.
The Metro: Covenant House Michigan brings awareness to youth homelessness with Sleep Out Detroit
Megan Dunn and Phillip Simpson join The Metro to talk more about “Sleep Out Detroit” and spreading awareness of youth homelessness.
The Metro: What reparations could look like in Detroit
In 2021, Detroit residents voted to create a reparations task force to address harms committed against Black Detroiters who have been city residents for at least 20 years
The Metro: Black Midwesterners find alternative messengers for their news
When Danielle Brown, a professor of journalism at Michigan State University, asked Black communities in states like Michigan if they trusted the media, she discovered that they have their own trusted messengers for news
The Metro: The White Stripes inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The White Stripes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this month.
The Metro: Local theater ensemble has a new location on Detroit’s westside
Local experimental theater A Host of People prides itself in being a collective that brings justice to the forefront, making sure all people see themselves on stage.
The Metro: Big Tech eyes Michigan, but at what cost for residents?
As billion dollar data centers move into Michigan, communities are wrestling with who benefits, who pays, and the environmental impacts.
The Metro: Gambling in sports and Pistons icon’s legacy amid scandal
Recent arrests concerning an illegal sports gambling ring raises questions about how betting changed the sports world and Pistons legend Chauncey Billups’ reputation.
The Metro: The case for a Detroit land conservancy
Detroit Future City is creating a conservancy to protect and steward the land today and well into the future.
The Metro: Why more people don’t know about Michigan’s first Black congressmember
Charles Diggs Jr. was the first Black congressman from Michigan. He ended his career in disgrace, but his contributions to civil rights shouldn’t be forgotten. Professor Marion Orr joins the show to discuss.
The Metro: Investigation finds potential conflicts of interest in Oakland County contracts
A Detroit Free Press Investigation found that commissioners in Oakland County voted on contracts for organizations where they were also employed.
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