Celebrate Detroit’s Black Bottom ‘saints’ with host Alice Randall
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Noted author and Detroit native Alice Randall will join Bridge for a discussion of “Black Bottom Saints.” Get your book here, grab a cocktail and join us on Feb. 2.
Civic and Community Information
15 anti-racist Michigan books to get you through the holidays and quarantine
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There are plenty of reading lists circulating these days with books that address race and current tensions in the United States. These books with Michigan ties provide context and understanding.
Chalkbeat Detroit
Detroit school board approves pay raise and 3-year contract extension for Superintendent Vitti
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In Partnership With Chalkbeat Detroit
Despite some public pleas to delay the vote, the Detroit school board extended Superintendent Nikolai Vitti’s contract for three more years, making him one of the longest-serving school chiefs in recent district history.
2020 Election
Do you have questions or concerns about voting in Detroit? Let us know.
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Are you a Detroit voter, poll worker or elections official? We want to hear from you if you have questions or problems related to the 2020 voting process.
Miss Bridge Michigan’s ‘Arc of Justice’ book club chat? Here’s the video
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In Partnership With Bridge Michigan
Bridge was joined by author Kevin Boyle and by Daniel Baxter for an engaging discussion of 2004’s National Book Award winner for nonfiction.
Education
Opinion: After a fellow Black girl was detained for not doing her schoolwork, I fought for her freedom
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At 17, I find this work daunting but essential.
Chalkbeat Detroit
Some Detroit schools are going all-remote if not enough teachers want to return to classrooms
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In Partnership With Chalkbeat Detroit
Last week, school principals started asking teachers if they prefer to teach in person or remotely. School resumes Sept. 8 for the district’s 51,000 students.
Education
Detroit teachers vote to allow union leadership to call ‘safety’ strike over COVID concerns
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In Partnership With Chalkbeat Detroit
Detroit teachers have overwhelmingly voted to authorize union leadership to call a strike if the school district doesn’t meet their demands to start the school year online.