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Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett is a mission-oriented reporter working to liberate information for Detroiters.
Barrett previously worked for MLive covering local news and statewide politics in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. He was named Michigan’s 2019 Newspaper Rising Star by the Associated Press. Barrett graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016.
Barrett lives in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood on the eastside with his wife. He's mostly from Battle Creek, but also lived in California, Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina and Japan.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
How Detroiters can report downed trees, power lines and outages
DTE Energy says 80% of customers should have power restored by Thursday evening. In Detroit, the city has received more than 150 calls about downed trees and debris.
Posted inEnvironment
Detroiters ask congressional panel for more protections from pollution
Congressional field hearing held in Detroit to collect testimony on impacts of pollution in vulnerable communities.
Posted inTransportation
Detroit seeks to rein in scooter chaos
Detroit weighs scooter law, employs curfew to prevent obstruction of streets and dangerous riding. Some scooter companies don’t even let riders leave downtown.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Audit: Water department misused credit cards for gifts, hotel stays
Inspector general audit flags ‘questionable purchases’ with corporate credit cards and a risk of abuse for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Coalition opposes DTE’s bid to charge more for ‘poor’ service
DTE is seeking state approval for a rate increase that activists argue is not deserved.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Considering a land contract in Detroit? What buyers should know
Land contracts are alternatives to getting a mortgage, but they carry risks that buyers should be aware of.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Dems wanted Black ‘consensus candidate’ for Congress. It didn’t happen.
Detroit Democrats knew Shri Thanedar would win if they didn’t unite around one candidate. It happened anyway.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Thanedar assures Black Detroiters: ‘This seat is owned by the people’
State Rep. Shri Thanedar, winner of a crowded primary for Michigan’s 13th District, discusses reparations, Black representation and the influence of special interests in elections.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
No Black Democrats survived races for Congress: What it means for Detroit
Detroit is all but assured to lose Black representation in Congress for the first time in 70 years.