Black drivers are pulled over for traffic stops at greater rates than whites and, as we’ve seen in Minnesota and elsewhere, these incidents have sometimes ended in tragedy. Can we reduce violence by getting police out of the business of issuing minor violations?
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Opinion: Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd
BridgeDetroit Executive Editor Stephen Henderson writes about Derek Chauvin’s conviction and what it means when police are held accountable for recklessly and cruelly taking Black lives in America.
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Detroit hails Chauvin conviction as ‘a victory for Black and brown lives’
Many couldn’t watch. Others reminded themselves to breathe. When a former Minnesota police officer was convicted of George Floyd’s murder, they said they could exhale. For now.
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COMO UNA ESTACION DE RADIO MEXICANA SE CONVIRTIó en el salvavidas de Covid en el sureste de Detroit
Reséndez, conocido por muchos como El Batman, es el carismático presentador de radio de La Explosiva 1480-AM, una estación de radio mexicana con sede en Ypsilanti que es un salvavidas para los inmigrantes nostálgicos por la música de su país.
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American Black Journal: Shaun Robinson / Skilled Trades Training Center / Alexis Lombre
Emmy Award-winning journalist and Detroit native Shaun Robinson talks with Stephen about her new role as Executive Producer for two original movies on the Lifetime Network.
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How a Mexican radio station became a Covid lifeline in Southwest Detroit
La Explosiva, a tiny Mexican radio station on the AM dial, has become a hub of information for Southwest Detroit’s immigrant community on COVID-19 and the vaccine.
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Detroit’s housing market has been broken since 2006, study says
A new study from the University of Michigan shows how Detroit’s housing market needs major intervention. However, the study finds that the Rehabbed & Ready program is starting to make a difference.
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One Detroit: Alexis Lombre / Islam / Orchestra Hall / JazzFest
Will Glover chats with Detroit & Chicago based jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer Alexis Lombre about her ties to Detroit and her latest single ‘Come Find Me’.
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American Black Journal: Voter Suppression / Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance
Detroit NAACP president Wendell Anthony is here to talk about republican efforts across the country to change election laws and suppress voters of color. Plus, Black business owners in metro Detroit form a coalition to help each other succeed.
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Suit alleges Detroit Police used excessive force against legal observers
Legal observers watching for civil rights violations and police brutality at last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests in Detroit say they were attacked by police.