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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 inHousing
Michigan pandemic housing aid program will stop taking applications in December
The deadline for homeowners to apply to receive grants to help pay for delinquent mortgages, property taxes and utilities is Dec. 8. What to know.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Four walkable metro Detroit shopping districts to visit this holiday season
Looking to take a stroll while holiday shopping? Here’s where to go.
Posted inHousing
Statewide commission to hear from Detroiters about housing discrimination
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission receives formal complaints, but the public hearings are an opportunity for people who have not reported discrimination to share their experiences.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Resource fair to help refugees, immigrants get driver’s license
A resource fair on Nov. 8 is intended to help refugees and immigrants access transportation. Here’s what to know.
Posted inHousing
Detroit landlords can apply for duplex repair grants. What to know
Detroit landlords who own duplexes can get as much as $15,000 per unit for repairs or $750 rebates after bringing properties up to code.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Highland Park woman in running for prestigious CNN honor
Avalon Village’s Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris is a contender for CNN’s Hero of the Year award this year and in the running to get $100,000 for her work.
Posted inHousing
5 takeaways from first-of-its-kind Detroit report on homelessness
Interim findings in a new report commissioned by the City of Detroit, released last week, will inform a plan to address homelessness in Detroit.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Michigan launches new refugee assistance program to help with rent
The state of Michigan launched a new program offering eligible refugees and asylees $300 to $500 in rent aid per month for up to a year.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Workers across metro Detroit are on strike. Here’s who is on the picket line
Across the board, workers are demanding higher wages and more benefits, from health care to retirement.