Emergencies and Risks (COVID-19)
COVID-313 Community Coalition Virtual Town Hall Week 9
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In Partnership With DPTV - One Detroit
Now that initial steps toward reopening the economy are taking place, how can Metro Detroiters stay safe?
Emergencies and Risks (COVID-19)
Opinion: Detroit’s success post-coronavirus depends on all of us working together
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Small businesses, both within the central business district and throughout Detroit’s 139 square miles, are what make Detroit truly special. It will be their products, services and grand ideas that will bring visitors and shoppers back to the city, and again position Detroit at the forefront of innovative business development.
Detroit hit hard by economic impact of coronavirus pandemic
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Detroit’s jobless rate may be as high as 48 percent, twice the statewide unemployment rate and three times the national numbers. Roughly 27 percent of residents are not paying their rent or mortgage.
Opinion: Detroit’s playbook to reach a new normal, Everybody Vs. Covid-19
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At the intersection of poverty, race and inequity, Detroit suffers more acutely from the trauma inflicting our nation. For lifelong residents, the pain from this devastation is neither novel nor abstract. Yet, Detroit fights back and creates a path forward.
Emergencies and Risks (COVID-19)
Opinion: New Detroit leader blasts senator’s symbolic mask
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The Michigan senator who wore what looked like a Confederate battle flag missed his teaching moment, says New Detroit’s Mike Rafferty.
DPTV - American Black Journal
American Black Journal: COVID-19 Racial Disparities
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In Partnership With DPTV - American Black Journal
A coalition of city officials call for a federal investigation into COVID-19’s impact on people of color. Stephen interviews a member of this group, Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield, about efforts to dig deeper into why a disproportionate number of African Americans are dying from COVID-19.
Emergencies and Risks (COVID-19)
Detroit evictions expected to increase; rental housing market uncertain amid coronavirus outbreak
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If you thought Detroit’s housing market was challenging at best, the spread of COVID-19 has made it that much more complex.
Emergencies and Risks (COVID-19)
American Black Journal: COVID-19 Racial disparities / Songs inspired by the pandemic
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In Partnership With DPTV - American Black Journal
We’ll talk about maintaining your mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak. Plus, a closer look at the disparities making communities of color more vulnerable to the virus.
Emergencies and Risks (COVID-19)
American Black Journal: Rev. Horace Sheffield, COVID-19 Survivor
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In Partnership With DPTV - American Black Journal
Stephen Henderson talks with the Rev. Horace Sheffield III, the head of DABO (Detroit Association of Black Organizations), about his personal battle with COVID-19 and the impact of the virus on Detroiters.
Emergencies and Risks (COVID-19)
One Detroit: COVID-313 Community Coalition Virtual Town Hall Week 4
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In Partnership With DPTV - One Detroit
This week Detroit Public School Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti updates progress on moving to on online platform for the rest of the school year and summer school. The district is working to provide tablets and internet services district-wide. Vitti explains the latest.