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EGLE's Chief Climate Officer Cory Connolly speaks with Tammy Black, Detroit resident and CEO of Communities Power, an organization dedicated to bringing affordable solar energy to low-income communities.
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Detroit Evening Report: EPA invests in solar for low-income families; Detroit seeks feedback for oral history project and more

Nargis Rahman May 6, 2024

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the recent $156 million EPA investment in solar rooftops for...

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"Dearborn" by Ghassan Zeineddine.
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The Metro: Author highlights diversity, sense of community in Dearborn with book of short stories

The Metro May 6, 2024

The city of Dearborn — sandwiched between Detroit, Inkster and Downriver — is a major cultural hub for Arab Americans...

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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House bill would require religious accommodations for higher education students

Nargis Rahman April 29, 2024

Michigan lawmakers have introduced a new House bill that would require certain postsecondary education institutions to adopt policies that offer...

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A male student sits in class at a desk alone with his head in his hand, while other students socialize behind him.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan research institute examines impact of war in Gaza on religious minorities

Nargis Rahman, Bre'Anna Tinsley April 25, 2024

The Michigan and Washington, D.C.-based educational research group Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) this month released the third...

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Jamiel Altaheri, deputy inspector and the commanding officer of diversity and inclusion at the New York Police Department, is set to become Hamtramck’s first Yemeni and Muslim police chief.
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DER Weekends: Hamtramck gets new Muslim, Arab police chief

Sascha Raiyn April 20, 2024

On the latest episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET’s Nargis Rahman spoke with Jamiel Altaheri who becomes Hamtramck's new...

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What the US Census’ new ‘MENA’ category means to Arab Americans

Nargis Rahman April 5, 2024

The state Office of Management and Budget recently announced the addition of a Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) category...

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Former CBS Detroit reporter Ibrahim Samra addresses a crowd at a press conference on Monday, March 26, regarding a wrongful termination lawsuit he filed in federal court against his former employer.
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Palestinian-American journalist suing Detroit TV station for wrongful termination

Russ McNamara March 26, 2024

A metro Detroit TV reporter is alleging that he was wrongly terminated from CBS Detroit due to discrimination in a...

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A pro-Palestinian/ Abandon Biden rally at Fordson High School in Dearborn on Jan. 31, 2024.
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The Metro: How the war in Gaza is swaying voters in Michigan

The Metro February 15, 2024

Michigan is home to the nation's largest Arab American population. And in southeast Michigan, about 300,000 Arab Americans call the Dearborn...

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Amana Ali joins about three dozen people protesting Israel's attacks in Gaza, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 in Dearborn, Mich. The protesters gathered hoping to be heard by members of the Biden White House who were scheduled to meet in suburban Detroit with Muslim and Arab American leaders.
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Biden aides meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan

Nargis Rahman February 9, 2024

Arab American leaders met with top Biden administration officials in Dearborn on Thursday to share their discontent with U.S. foreign...

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Imam Omar Suleiman speaks at the Islamic Center of Detroit in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. President Joe Biden's campaign manager has traveled to Michigan, where many Arab American leaders are enraged over the administration's policy toward Israel, and found some top activists unwilling to meet.
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Detroit Evening Report: Arab American leaders refuse to meet with Biden campaign during Michigan visit

Sascha Raiyn January 29, 2024

President Joe Biden’s campaign manager traveled to Michigan on Friday and found some top Arab American activists unwilling to meet...

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Local activists and members of the Arab American community held a rally in front of the federal courthouse in Detroit on Thursday, Nov. 9, rebuking President Joe Biden for his response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war.
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Detroit Evening Report: Muslim leaders rally against Biden in Detroit

Sascha Raiyn November 10, 2023

Muslim leaders rallied in front of the federal courthouse in Detroit on Thursday, calling on Arab American voters in Michigan...

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Group photo from the 2019 MOVE Summit.
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MOVE Summit unites Arab Americans with BIPOC allies in Dearborn

Nargis Rahman April 25, 2023

A summit designed to advance and strengthen the Arab American community will take place later this week. The MOVE Summit,...

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