In conjunction with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s PBS documentary series, “Great Migrations: A People on the Move,” Detroit PBS and One Detroit gathered at The Station at Michigan Central to collect visitors’ migration stories, hearing how their families landed in Detroit.
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Thousands visit Michigan Central to explore the Great Migration’s impact on Detroit | One Detroit
For three weekends in February, Detroit PBS and One Detroit partnered with Michigan Central to offer a range of activities celebrating the impact of the Great Migration on the people and culture of Detroit.
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Detroiters can get free help appealing their property value. How to apply
The program is for Detroiters who live in and own a home in Detroit worth less than $200,000. The deadline to apply is Wednesday.
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Duggan’s 2026 budget outlines property tax cut, more dollars for critical services
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his 12th and final balanced budget to Detroit City Council.
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GLWA customers challenge 5.9% water rate hike: ‘Why now?’
Residents say rate hike will add to the economic stress created by high housing and energy costs and argue shutoffs could create a public health emergency.
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Southwest Detroit flood repairs will take 6 weeks ‘minimum’
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said there’s a six-step process to get families back into their homes.
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Detroit jazz legend Marion Hayden named 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist | American Black Journal
Award-winning jazz bassist, educator and mentor Marion Hayden has been named the 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist, regarded as metro Detroit’s highest honor for lifetime artistic achievement.
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Carl Craig celebrates Black History Month with “All Black Vinyl” series | American Black Journal
Detroit techno pioneer Carl Craig is celebrating Black History Month with his “All Black Vinyl” series on Instagram.
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Iconic hug photo from 1948 World Series, a symbol against racism nearly 80 years later | One Detroit
It was an interracial hug between two baseball players who helped win a World Series game in 1948 and a photo that you might say went viral in its day.
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Children’s book teaches youth about the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit | One Detroit
A children’s book from historian and author Sharon Sexton is helping youth understand the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit and its impact today.