Residents are so fed up, they threaten to ‘shut down’ neighborhood streets because of speeding and reckless driving.
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Opinion: Detroit schools support staff asks for community support
Donna Jackson, president of the Detroit Federation of Para-Professionals, represents the noon hour aides and food service staff who worked in Detroit schools throughout the pandemic. She needs your help.
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Podcast: Detroit activist hopes to represent the far eastside
Detroit City Council candidate for District 4 says she wants to compensate Detroiters who were victims of over-taxation.
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COVID-19 delays a fix to Detroit’s home repair crisis
The pandemic has made it tougher, costlier to fix thousands of unsafe Detroit homes.
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Kresge, credit union offer rent assistance as Detroit nonprofit waits for federal aid
A philanthropic organization is working with a credit union to front millions of dollars to a Detroit housing agency as it waits for the Legislature and governor to agree on how to administer emergency COVID-19 federal aid, including hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked to help renters pay back rent and avoid eviction.
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American Black Journal: American Heart Month / Scarab Club
February is American Heart Month, and we’ll talk about the importance of leading a heart healthy lifestyle all year long. Stephen talks with Dr. Kimberly Farrow about the disproportionate number of African Americans who experience heart disease and stroke and how you can reduce your risk.
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One Detroit: Wynton Marsalis / Penny Stamps / Cinecyde
Wynton Marsalis talks about his DSO four day residency with WRCJ’s Linda Yohn. One Detroit’s Chris Jordan talks to Cinecyde about Detroit punk rock history, and their new album.
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Finding a fix for Detroit’s ‘massive’ home repair crisis
Tens of thousands of Detroit homes need serious repair that most owners can’t afford.
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One Detroit: COVID Around the World / Slotkin and Meijer / PFAS
In the latest installment in this series that tracks how other countries are navigating COVID, One Detroit’s Bill Kubota talks with residents in the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, and Singapore about lockdowns and restrictions.
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PODCAST: ‘Unions advocate for workers and Detroit neighborhoods’
Authentically Detroit hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson discuss how labor unions can advocate for both the organization’s membership and common good.