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Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues and obstacles that influence economic mobility, primarily in Detroit, for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit, as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country.
Her beat includes coverage of housing, water affordability and issues important to small business owners – all areas she’s passionate about as a lifelong Detroiter. She has written for Hour Detroit, Model D and Tostada Magazine.
In 2018, Rahman was selected as one of 13 contributors for The Edit, a New York Times newsletter for college students and recent graduates. Rahman is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where she dived into narrative and investigative reporting, and Wayne State University.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Pope Francis Center to open $40M housing campus this summer
The Bridge Housing Campus in Detroit’s Core City is designed to help people transition from the streets into permanent housing.
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Why are there headstones in this east side Detroit neighborhood?
The stones are engraved with names and carry birth and death years, too. But it’s unclear why the markers are there in the first place.
Posted inDetroit Thrive
Next steps for Detroit’s new tenants’ rights commission
Nushrat Rahman unpacks complicated issues affecting the lives of Detroiters and provides resources and information to help residents thrive.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit’s new transit center opens at old State Fairgrounds
The facility, at Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, is named after Jason Hargrove, a DDOT bus driver who died from COVID-19 in 2020.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Jobs & Economic Development
Gilbert Family Foundation’s $15M grant kickstarts third phase of Strategic Neighborhood Fund
The fund is meant to invigorate 10 Detroit neighborhoods with parks, streetscapes, commercial corridors and housing.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Detroit City Council to assemble commission to represent renters
Detroit renters have long raised concerns about substandard living conditions and evictions, and pushed for accountability from landlords.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
Gleaners market-style food center planned for metro Detroiters in need
Construction for Gleaners’ new food assistance service in Warren is slated to begin this summer and the facility is expected to open early 2025.
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FEMA to close recovery centers in Wayne County
The deadline to apply for federal aid for help recovering from August storms that hit Michigan is May 8. Help centers are slated to close Wednesday.
Posted inDetroit Thrive
Detroit Thrive: NFL Draft food rescue, plans for unhoused
Nushrat Rahman unpacks complicated issues affecting the lives of Detroiters and provides resources and information to help residents thrive.