Conversations about the future of work and making Michigan more competitive will be front and center at this year’s Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference.
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Lawsuit could revoke measures to create equity in recreational pot market
Detroit’s recreational marijuana ordinance was shaped to carve out ownership in the pot market for Black and Brown residents but a new lawsuit could unravel that effort.
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Neighborhood groups can soon apply for vacant land improvement funds
Detroit’s Neighborhood Beautification Program will offer grants for clean-up activities, community gardens and public space improvements. Applications will open this summer.
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Detroiters say housing, public transit options in short supply at first BridgeDetroit town hall
BridgeDetroit and Detroit is Different held the first of eight community town halls to gather input from residents about the issues they face in northwest Detroit. The information will be used to shape reporting.
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American Black Journal – Mental Health Awareness Month, COVID in Michigan
Stephen Henderson talks with Eric Doeh, President & CEO of Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN), about the pandemic’s impact on mental health, the stigma of mental illness in the African American community.
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Detroit cops to deploy more cameras to ID vehicles
The technology will enable crime center analysts to search by geographic area and by the make, model and body style of vehicles as well as the presence of racks or bumper stickers and vehicle history.
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One Detroit – Ukraine Benefit Concert, Bassist Marion Hayden, AAPI Story Series, TeMaTe Dance Performance
One Detroit Arts & Culture Producer Sarah Smith caught up with Kovalev and Russian American vocalist and University of Michigan music student Sasha Gusikhin to hear how the $17,000 raised from the benefit concert helped Ukrainians here in Michigan and abroad.
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Reparations task force proposal calls for 13 members
Detroit’s Legislative Policy Division offers an outline for how the reparations task force should be constructed to address historic discrimination against Black Detroiters.
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One Detroit – Overturning Roe v. Wade, Patrick Lyoya & Police Reform, AAPI Story Series
Host Stephen Henderson sits down with the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP President Cle Jackson and John Sloan III, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Detroit, to discuss the impact of the tragic incident on the Grand Rapids community.
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Detroit’s second-ranking cop, Todd Bettison, appointed deputy mayor
Bettison, a 27-year veteran of Detroit’s police force, has served as second in command to Detroit Police Chief James White, overseeing the department’s administrative functions and community relations.