One Detroit contributors Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor of the Detroit News, and Stephen Henderson, host of American Black Journal, get together to reflect and talk about some of the biggest stories from the past year and what we might news stories we might expect to see in the new year.
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One Detroit: Saladin Ahmed, Friendship Circle Holiday Market, Artlab J Winter Gala
Marvel Comic Author Saladin Ahmed Discusses New Series ‘The Spine-Tingling Spider-Man’
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1 in 4 Detroiters lacks internet access — will federal funds help?
Some $45 million was promised to bridge the digital divide. So why hasn’t any of it been spent on it?
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What Detroiters want, from transparency to addressing climate change
BridgeDetroit releases its newest community priorities report, which finds public transparency and climate change — among other issues — high on the list of residents’ concerns.
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American Black Journal: Bentor Harbor Water Crisis, Homeless Youth Campaign
Stephen Henderson talks with a number of Benton Harbor stakeholders to learn more about the lead-contaminated water crisis in their city.
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One Detroit: Oxford Shooting Impacts, Gun Control Debate, ‘Once Upon A December Eve’
The aftermath of the Oxford school shooting left ripple effects across Michigan communities this past week, closing more than a dozen schools and leaving students, parents and teachers fearful and having to cope.
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Help us develop Detroit’s dining guide of tomorrow
Calling all Detroiters! Won’t you join us in revolutionizing the future of food journalism?
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Uncovering Sarah Elizabeth Ray, ‘Detroit’s other Rosa Parks’
Sarah Elizabeth Ray should have been heralded as a civil rights icon, but her legacy has mostly faded into obscurity. Now, a group of Detroit eastsiders, a former journalist and a documentary filmmaker are hoping to revive her story.
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Detroit Police Commissioner Martin Jones dies at 58
Martin Jones, vice chairman of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, died Thursday, according to BOPC staff. Jones had served on the board since July 2020, when Mayor Mike Duggan appointed him to the role. He was 58.
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Housing resource hub opens in Detroit’s Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood
The Neighborhood Resource Hub, 14300 E. Jefferson Avenue, will be run by neighborhood support organization Jefferson East, Inc. in the historic Kresge Building.