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Co-founder and CEO of Teen HYPE Ambra Redrick.
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The Metro: Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE celebrating 21 years of supporting teens

Tia Graham, The Metro April 29, 2025

Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE is celebrating its 21st year supporting local teens. The youth development program, founded in 2004,...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
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The Metro: Detroit public schools have higher than average teacher retention rates, report finds

The Metro, Cary Junior II April 28, 2025

Good teachers can be hard to find and even harder to keep, especially in districts with limited funding and high...

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The Metro: How children’s education impacts parental dementia risk

Tia Graham, The Metro, Sascha Raiyn April 23, 2025

Dementia affects more than six million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health, accounting for more than 100,000 deaths...

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The Metro: Detroit Public Library is ready to help in many ways

Tia Graham, The Metro, Cary Junior II April 22, 2025

If you go to the library to borrow a book, you are just scratching the surface of all the tools...

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(From left) Bottom Line Executive Director Danielle North, Metro co-host Tia Graham, and Black Male Educators Alliance Founder Curtis Lewis at WDET Studios, April 21, 2025.
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The Metro: Black boys are attending college less

Tia Graham, The Metro, Cary Junior II April 21, 2025

There are more women attending college in the U.S. than men, enrollment data shows.  And more women have college degrees...

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WDET intern Natalie Albrecht and Metro co-host Tia Graham pose with Neil Rubin, honorary chairperson of Bookstock, at WDET Studios.
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The Metro: Bookstock, Detroit’s largest used-book sale, supporting literacy initiatives across the state

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers April 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. As spring arrives, so does Bookstock — Michigan’s largest used book...

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"Rethinking Chronic Absenteeism: Why Schools Can't Solve It Alone" by Jeremy Singer and Sarah Lenhoff.
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The Metro: New book reexamines chronic absenteeism and potential solutions

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Cary Junior II April 14, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last school year, the number of Michigan students who missed more...

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Dr. Galen Duncan is a nationally recognized sports clinician, former NCAA standout basketball star, and Detroit PAL alumnus.
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The Metro: Detroiter tapped to lead National PAL’s youth mental health and wellness program

Tia Graham, The Metro April 14, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit’s Police Athletic League (Detroit PAL) has been around since 1969....

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Thousands of U-M faculty, students hold emergency meeting in response to DEI cuts

Bre'Anna Tinsley April 10, 2025

Over 3,000 faculty, staff and students at the University of Michigan held an emergency meeting after the university announced it...

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Wayne State University campus, fall 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Federal government revokes visas for international students at WSU, universities nationwide

Sascha Raiyn April 8, 2025

The federal government has terminated the visitor status of four international students at Wayne State University and several other universities...

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The Metro: Political pressure is ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs

The Metro, Sam Corey April 7, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Diversity, equity and inclusion is going away. It’s been the story...

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(From left) Wayne State University alumnus James A. Anderson and his wife, Patricia, with WSU President Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy.
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Detroit Evening Report: Wayne State receives $50M gift, largest in university’s history

Hernz Laguerre April 4, 2025

Wayne State University announced Friday that a WSU alumnus has made a historic $50 million donation to its College of...

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