Amid COVID fiscal cuts, the City asked for community input on the budget. Detroiters say they want City spending to include police reform and more housing affordability.
Bryce Huffman
Bryce Huffman is BridgeDetroit's Engagement Editor. He was a part of the original BridgeDetroit newsroom when it launched back in 2020. Before that he was a reporter and podcast host for Michigan Public (formerly Michigan Radio). Bryce is also a screenwriter/filmmaker and a poet. When he's not working, he is watching or talking about movies or watching one of his favorite Detroit sports teams.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit Council approves using public funds to countersue protesters
The Detroit City Council approved using $200,000 in public money to fund a countersuit against Black Lives Matter protesters. The countersuit was made days after Detroit Will Breathe and others sued the city for excessive police force.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Detroit asks residents for input on the city budget. Will they be heard?
Detroit issued a survey and is hosting meetings to ask residents to help define budget priorities. Residents wonder if their voices matter.
Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)
What you should know about Detroit’s COVID-19 vaccination plan
Detroit said it plans to vaccinate 5,000 people a week but the city must overcome fear, distrust and logistics to fire up the effort.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
From sundown towns to defunding the police, a journalist describes his 2020
BridgeDetroit’s Bryce Huffman reviews his 2020 reporting, which includes a look at the generational differences between activists, the impact of gun violence on families and the city’s movement to defund the police.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Detroiter creates network to connect Black mental health workers, clients
Stressors such as the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, images of police violence against Black people and a prolonged election led one Detroit woman to create an online mental health resource.
Posted in2020 Election, Civic and Community Information
Meet Helen Moore: Detroit education activist and state elector
One of the Detroiters on the Electoral College has fought for equality for several decades.
Posted in2020 Election, Political and Public Policy Information
Facing racist death threats, Detroit’s Cynthia Johnson won’t back down [VIDEO interview]
In an exclusive interview with BridgeDetroit, state Rep. Cynthia Johnson, a Detroit Democrat, shares some of the racist attacks and death threats she’s received. [WARNING: sensitive language]
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Grants to Black-led Detroit businesses memorialize Marlowe Stoudamire
On its one-year anniversary, Black Leaders Detroit honored the late entrepreneur by awarding grants to 50 Black-led businesses.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Why Detroit council rejected the mayor’s proposal to aid overtaxed homeowners
The mayor’s resolution sought to fund a $6 million relief program for overtaxed Detroiters. City council voted no; here’s why.