Detroit School of Arts student Unique Pierce told a school board candidate just how tough it’s been to weather the stresses of virtual learning during this unusual school year.
2020 Election
See full coverage of the 2020 Election from the BridgeDetroit team.
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Signature errors ruin thousands of Michigan ballots. Don’t be that voter.
A sloppy signature, forging the names of family members, or failing to sign a ballot envelope: There are many ways to ensure your November vote won’t count. Here’s what clerks are searching for, and why you might want to leave your phone number, too.
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Detroiters get out early to vote as officials work to avoid Election Day chaos
23 satellite voting offices open, new alliances form to protect Detroiters’ right to vote amid rising concern of suppression tactics.
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Two conservative operatives charged with trying to suppress votes in Detroit
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel alleges two conservative operators used robocalls in Detroit and other cities with large African-American populations. The calls claimed that voting could ‘track people for mandatory vaccines.’
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One Detroit: High Cost of Freeways / Macomb County / Black Lives Matter / Justice
The high cost of freeways and looking to Macomb County as an election bellwether. Plus, Do black lives really matter in America?
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Will ballot boxes ease the possibility of a Detroit Election Day disaster?
The Michigan Secretary of State and city officials scramble to ensure every vote counts in November after it was determined that the majority of Detroit votes in August would have been tossed in a recount. They say ballot drop boxes will help.
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In Senate bid, John James is blunt about police, racism. Less so about Trump.
Seen as a rising star and the GOP’s best chance at flipping a Senate seat, John James opens up about his mistreatment at the hands of police and sympathies for protesters. But he’s less candid about the president he once said he supports “2,000 percent.”
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How to vote early in the November election in Michigan
Early voting begins on Thursday, when clerks begin sending out absentee ballots to regular voters. Here’s how to cast your absentee ballot before Election Day.
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Podcast: Detroit community gathers to discuss Proposal N
Hosts Orlando Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson emcee a virtual community gathering in partnership with Eastside Community Network to dialogue with residents about Proposal N.
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One Detroit: Senator Gary Peters and John James Town Hall / Prison Creative Arts Project / Detroit Jazz City
Senator Gary Peters and John James Town Hall, plus can a prison artist’s paintings help bring him freedom?