Bridge Detroit (https://www.bridgedetroit.com/author/bryce-huffman/)
Bryce Huffman is a reporter for BridgeDetroit. He was formerly a reporter for Michigan Radio, and host of the podcast, Same Same Different.
Three Detroiters who marched and protested in the 1960s and 70s give their thoughts on Detroit Will Breathe and the Black Lives Matter activists fighting for social change.
Detroit City Council voted to extend the facial recognition software contract that opponents say consistently misidentifies Black and Brown faces and harms Detroiters.
The Michigan Secretary of State and city officials scramble to ensure every vote counts in November after it was determined that the majority of Detroit votes in August would have been tossed in a recount. They say ballot drop boxes will help.
Gun violence has increased in Detroit. The city has lost 215 people in homicides so far this year, as of Sept. 5. Three mothers describe grief and survival.
BridgeDetroit reporter and producer Bryce Huffman talks with sociologist Dr. James W. Loewen about the history of anti-Black sundown towns in the U.S., Michigan and Detroit – 8 mile was the dividing line.
The disconnect between city of Detroit officials and community protesters has been widening all summer. City leaders like Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James Craig praise the Detroit Police Department’s handling of protesters while they say the police are using excessive force. Now they are suing each other.
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BridgeDetroit’s Bryce Huffman speaks with Nakia Wallace and Tristan Taylor, organizers with Detroit Will Breathe. Wallace and Taylor chronicle this summer of protests against police violence, disagreements with the police chief’s rhetoric, and what the media get wrong about their movement.
Borrowers who default on student loans face challenges including lowered credit scores and difficulties finding and keeping employment. During the pandemic, wiping out student debt could help.
Last week Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that racism is a public health issue in our state, and that a Black Leadership Council would be taking steps to address policies that have racial implications. Bridge Detroit reporter and producer Bryce Huffman did several man-on-the-street interviews in Detroit to see what Detroiters think about this move and racism in general. Listen to what they had to say.