Detroit has a new strategy to combat police officer retention issues: $2,000 bonuses.
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Pensions, continued balanced budget top priorities for Mayor Duggan
As pension obligations loom for Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan lays out his priorities for the City’s 2022-23 budget amid resident concerns over equitable development.
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Low wages, staffing shortages led to a ‘crisis’ in Michigan’s child care industry
The state’s child care workforce is facing low wages and staffing issues. A historic investment offered relief, but providers need continued support.
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One Detroit – Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Detroit Rewards TV, Grocery Worker Shortage, Belle Isle Aquarium
One Detroit’s Bill Kubota talks with two local Ukrainian American attorneys, Natalia Kujan Gentry and Danylo Terlecky, to learn about their efforts to tell the real stories of the Ukraine-Russia conflict overseas, and their battle to fight back against the misinformation being spread online.
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American Black Journal – Reparations: What Is Owed to Black Americans?
On “American Black Journal” this week, host Stephen Henderson revisits a portion of the show’s latest virtual town hall, hosted in conjunction with BridgeDetroit, centered around reparations and what is owed to Black Americans.
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Black? Homeowners? Determining who leads reparations in Detroit
Detroiters have two weeks to help determine the qualifications for incoming reparations task force members. Participants of the first community meeting say they want Black Detroiters to be part of the conversation.
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Incidents of use of force by Detroit police continue to climb
After more than 100 days of police brutality protests in Detroit in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 murder at the hands of Minneapolis police, Detroit’s police board reformed its use-of-force policy. However, this year’s data reveal the incidents of police violence in the city have increased – again.
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One Detroit – MSP Racial Disparity, Whitmer’s $74 Billion Budget, Kresge Eminent Artist Olayami Dabls
One Detroit Contributor Stephen Henderson examines the results of an independent study from the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice showing African Americans were stopped by Michigan State Police troopers at disproportionately high rates in 2020.
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Time is running out to save your home from foreclosure. Here’s how.
Wayne County is resuming foreclosing on properties for back-taxes. Residents must get on a payment plan by March 14, or pay all their back-taxes in full by March 31. Here’s how you can get help and avoid foreclosure.
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American Black Journal – The Black Church in Detroit One-Year Anniversary Special
American Black Journal celebrates The Black Church in Detroit’s one-year anniversary in collaboration with the Ecumenical Theological Seminary and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History with a special hour-long episode.