For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.
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American Black Journal: Women in the Black Church
We’ll continue our yearlong series on The Black Church in Detroit with an up-close look at the role of women in the Black Church, as we mark Women’s History Month.
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Dan Gilbert to pay off up to 20,000 Detroiters’ back property taxes
Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert aims to wipe out the property tax burden for low-income homeowners in Detroit.
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Detroit property tax relief: How to tell if you qualify, how to get started
Dan and Jennifer Gilbert on Thursday announced plans to donate $500 million to invest in neighborhoods across the city, starting with $15 million to pay down the back property taxes of as many as 20,000 Detroiters who could face tax foreclosure.
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Detroit outdoors: Sprucing up Palmer and Riverside parks
Riverside Park upgrades and plans to save Palmer Park lighthouse spring forward.
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One Detroit: Ken Quattro / Thornetta Davis / Sabrina Nelson / Detroit Youth Chior
Ken Quattro author of “The Invisable Men: the Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books.” Thornetta Davis talks COVID, career, and a song featured in a Georiga senate election ad.
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Why does this police commissioner keep getting muted?
Detroit Police Commissioner Willie Burton said the Board of Police Commissioners is “silencing” him again and disenfranchising voters in District 5.
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American Black Journal: Conviction Integrity Unit / Tuskegee Airmen
Stephen talks with the director of the Conviction Integrity Unit and two men who were freed after serving 32 years and 19 years in prison, respectively, on wrongful murder convictions. Plus, the legendary Tuskegee Airmen.
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Violence against Asian Americans prompts calls for vigilance in Michigan
Asian-American Michiganders said a recent surge in cases of racism nationally reflects their experiences here. Two legislators are calling attention to concerns anti-Asian discrimination in Michigan is undercounted.
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Detroiters want police to speed up effort to slow down cars in neighborhoods
Detroit police are struggling to contain reckless driving in city neighborhoods, and at least one Pingree Park resident said speed humps aren’t enough — she wants the City to install a device that deflates the tires of speeding cars.