The event is from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Greater Burnette Baptist Church located at 16801 Schoolcraft Road in Detroit.
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.
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Detroit’s 36th District Court to waive late fees, penalties
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Mobile pantries, free lunches available for metro Detroit families
uring the summer, children who rely on free school meals are at an increased risk of hunger but households can get an extra boost. Here’s how
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New estate, legal aid programs to help Detroiters keep family homes
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Michigan AG warning: Scam targets people seeking housing vouchers
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Thrive: New refuge for people experiencing homelessness
Nushrat Rahman has the rundown on the new Pope Francis Center campus, summer food aid for kids and food services for seniors.
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‘Change people’s lives forever’: New housing campus for homeless opens
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101-year-old Butler Martin is among the last surviving Montford Point Marines
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Pope Francis Center to open $40M housing campus this summer
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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.