Coalition hopes to reach first-time parents, non-traditional families, those who typically don’t file taxes and families with little income, limited English proficiency, education, and few social service connections.
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City Council seeks diverse perspectives for reparations task force
Candidates will be reviewed by the full City Council, which hopes to have the 13-member task force seated by the end of February.
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Extra food aid benefits will end after February for Michigan families
A temporary boost in food aid benefits to help low-income families weather economic hardships of the pandemic is expected to end nationwide.
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City Council has short window to appoint new government watchdog
Detroit City Council has until Feb. 3 to solicit applications before appointing a new auditor general to a 10-year term.
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Legal settlements hit five-year high, with DDOT sued the most
Pandemic-era court delays resulted in a flood of legal settlements in 2022. City officials say lawsuits against Detroit’s police department and bus drivers are a major liability.
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Fraud, tax captures and distrust define Detroit Public Library battle
New City Council fiscal report outlines how a voter-approved millage is being diverted from the Detroit library to downtown projects.
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One Detroit: Michigan’s caregiving crisis, Richard Florida discusses downtown Detroit’s future
Caregiving: It’s a responsibility that those of us with aging loved ones may inevitably face. And for three Michigan caregivers, the life changes and challenges that come with it have become part of their everyday life.
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Detroit council starts reparations task force interviews
A Detroit principal and the ex-secretary of the city’s police board were the first to interview for the 13-member group responsible for finding ways to address racial inequity.
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American Black Journal – Wayne State Black Studies grant, Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, Empowering Black businesses
Wayne State University has received a new $6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to further invest in studies about the Black experience.
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Building Black wealth and opportunity with intention
This year will mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his seminal ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.