Civic and Community Information
The toughest anti-gun movement in Detroit
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No guns, just gloves: How a Detroiter is using boxing to combat gun violence.
New program aims to bolster eviction prevention for criminal defense clients
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A public defender office in Wayne County announced a new program, slated to begin in September, to help criminal defense clients avoid eviction.
DPTV - American Black Journal
American Black Journal: Michigan Opera Theatre/ The Complete Muhammad Ali
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In Partnership With DPTV - American Black Journal
Stephen Henderson talks with the Michigan Opera Theatre’s new Artist-in-Residence, Davóne Tines, an African American singer who is earning acclaim in the field of classical music.
Civic and Community Information
How cutting trees can raise Detroiters’ wages
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To create the first cohort of its kind in Detroit, DTE energy partnered with the City of Detroit and local nonprofit Focus: HOPE for a six-week job-training program for metro Detroiters who want good-paying careers as tree-trimmers. We spoke with the only Black woman to graduate from the first cohort about why she is getting into this new line of work.
Civic and Community Information
Report: Michigan ranks 28th in nation in overall child well-being
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Two wide-ranging reports look at the overall well-being of Michigan children and families, from housing to education, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Civic and Community Information
Good-faith land contracts: Oxymoron or an opportunity?
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In housing markets like Detroit’s, scarcity of credit means prospective buyers who are unable to obtain mortgages must turn to cash sales or land contracts, which bring risk but also the potential reward of homeownership.
Civic and Community Information
The fight continues for sanctuary schools in Detroit
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In an effort to keep families safe, Latino students and organizers want Detroit charters to adopt changes that protect undocumented families.
DPTV - One Detroit
One Detroit: MOT Season Opener / School Year Reflections / Vaccine Work Requirements / Student Reporting Labs
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In Partnership With DPTV - One Detroit
As the school year comes to an end, Christy McDonald reflects on what we’ve learned about education with executive director of Education Trust Midwest Amber Arellano.
Civic and Community Information
Detroiters eligible for free laptops, reduced internet bills
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The City of Detroit has partnered with nonprofit Focus: HOPE and human-I-T to give 1,000 used laptops to low-income Detroiters in hopes of decreasing the city’s digital divide. Though a step in the right direction, the city’s Director of Digital Inclusion says more needs to be done to grant Detroiters access to the internet.
Bridge Michigan
Are your neighbors vaccinated? Michigan map shows rates by census tracts
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In Partnership With Bridge Michigan
A look at 2,700 neighborhoods reveals wide discrepancies by race, income level, education — but perhaps not political affiliation. The map comes as vaccination rates slow in Michigan.
Bridge Michigan
Michigan GOP passes voter ID bill to deter ‘fraud.’ Critics call it ‘garbage’
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In Partnership With Bridge Michigan
The Senate bill ends the right for voters without ID to sign an affidavit. Republicans say it’s a small step to prevent fraud, which is exceedingly rare.