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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.
Riverside Park upgrades and plans to save Palmer Park lighthouse spring forward.
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.
Detroit Police Commissioner Willie Burton said the Board of Police Commissioners is “silencing” him again and disenfranchising voters in District 5.
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.
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.
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.
In the last installment of our religious virtual tours we will explore Judaism through a tour of Temple Iseral in West Bloomfield MI. Plus a new coffee table book that highlights the achievements and wisdom of African American elders from across the country.
A bill now in the Michigan Legislature would make it easier for defendants to see police misconduct records.
The Knight Foundation is focused on Detroit’s North End, and longtime residents will lead the community’s plan for development.