The lifelong east side resident and community leader died on May 4, at the age of 64, after a nearly yearlong battle with leukemia.
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
Here’s how Detroiters can get free estate planning help
Free workshops on estate planning kick off May 17 and will run throughout the spring and summer at Detroit libraries.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Pregnant moms, parents of newborns in Pontiac can apply for up to $4,500 in aid
Expectant mothers living in Pontiac who are at least 16 weeks pregnant or who had a baby on or after May 1 are eligible to apply.
Posted inArts & Culture, Civic and Community Information
Detroit held a 2025 Cinco de Mayo parade as Chicago, Philly canceled
It could have been the rain or fears of immigration crackdowns, but attendance seemed smaller during southwest Detroit’s 2025 Cinco de Mayo parade.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Amid fears of immigration raids, Detroit’s Cinco de Mayo Parade will go on
This year represents a milestone for the annual Cinco de Mayo Parade, the 60th year of an event to celebrate Latino heritage.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Housing
Detroit Phoenix Center unveils mobile outreach program
The custom-built vehicle is the Detroit Phoenix Center’s latest project to tackle housing insecurity among young people, ages 12 to 24.
Posted inDetroit Thrive
Thrive: Cash for moms and babies
Nushrat Rahman writes about the growth of a cash aid program for moms and babies. Plus, updates on water affordability programs and tenants’ rights.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Program to cut infant poverty takes root in cities, counties across Michigan
A rapidly expanding cash aid program — providing up to $7,500 no strings attached — is on a bold mission to eliminate child poverty. Will it work?
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‘He was one of us’: What Pope Francis meant to metro Detroit’s Chaldean community
The head of the Catholic Church meant a great deal to metro Detroit’s Chaldean community. He was the first pope to visit Iraq.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jobs & Economic Development
Meet the ‘new kids on the block’ who bought Detroit’s Pages Bookshop
The new owners of Pages Bookshop in Detroit’s Grandmont Rosedale envision a community hub that promotes literacy.