The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund selected 50 farmers to receive technical and financial assistance to purchase lots in Detroit.
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One Detroit – Voter attitudes, Detroit update, DPSCD Supt. Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Mario Moore exhibit
One Detroit hears from voters across metro Detroit about where they land on key issues this midterm election season.
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Legal clinic in Detroit to offer free guidance on child support cases
Family law attorneys are available to provide consultations at a free event.
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American Black Journal – The Black church’s role in Black politics
Host Stephen Henderson sits down for a robust conversation with Detroit Branch NAACP President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony of Fellowship Chapel and Rev. Charles E. Williams II, senior pastor at Historic King Solomon Baptist Church and president of the Michigan Chapter of the National Action Network.
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Detroit’s family-friendly Halloween celebrations
The city’s hosting a weekend full of Halloween events and activities.
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Detroit neighborhood raising funds to build public internet hotspots
A fundraising campaign is underway to build a mini-park with free wi-fi hotspots and a solar-powered charging station in Islandview.
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Detroit police end landfill search for teen ‘savagely taken’ from family
A six-month police search for Zion Foster, a 17-year-old allegedly discarded in a dumpster ends without her remains being found.
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Another Detroit cop pleads guilty in towing bribery scandal
Former Detroit police officer Daniel Vickers admits to accepting $3,400 in bribes from a towing company.
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Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti named nation’s top urban educator
Nikolai Vitti was one of nine finalists for the Urban Educator of the Year award.
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Future funding unclear for city’s new water affordability program
More than 10,800 Detroiters applied for the City of Detroit’s new water affordability plan since the program launched this summer.