The Wayne County Commission approved $1.5 million in settlements for 11 underpaid libraries, while other libraries must pay back undue money they received.
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
Detroit sues blockchain real estate firm that owns rentals with hundreds of violations
The city of Detroit filed a lawsuit against Real Token, a blockchain real estate company, for health and safety violations at its properties.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Detroit NAACP president says democracy in U.S. at ‘teetering edge’
Speaking at the 70th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner, Rev. Wendell Anthony said we’re in a “critical time for civil and human rights.”
Posted inHealth and Welfare
How a scrappy Google map tries to fill the gaps in Detroit homeless services
Homeless service providers said the map is a one-of-a-kind safety net, highlighting resources, amid worries about federal funding cuts.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Longtime Wayne County commissioner, former state lawmaker Irma Clark-Coleman dies
Irma Clark-Coleman, a longtime public official who served at the local and state level in Michigan, died on June 10 at 88.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Feds pause operations at 3 Michigan Job Corps centers as part of nationwide move
Michigan has Job Corps centers in Detroit, Flint and Grand Rapids, according to a U.S. Department of Labor website.
Posted inDetroit Thrive
How many Black women experienced evictions in metro Detroit?
Nushrat Rahman has an interview with the author of a five-year study on Black women and evictions. Plus, the federal government’s phase out of paper checks, free estate planning workshops and more.
Posted inHousing
More than half of Black women in metro Detroit survey reported experiencing evictions
A Detroit-based researcher surveyed more than 1,400 Black women from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties over five years to learn the scale and impact of evictions.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Nationwide tour stops in Detroit to convene Black leaders and activists
Detroit, organizers say, is a “beacon of hope and base for Black activism,” with its history of iconic moments during the Civil Rights Movement, such as the Detroit Walk to Freedom.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
Federal government says paper checks have got to go. What to know
One in four Detroiters is unbanked, owning neither a checking or savings account, according to a 2019 survey from the University of Michigan.