Black men who have been incarcerated have elevated rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress.
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Posted inCivic and Community Information
Metro Detroit is growing – but its suburbs are telling a more complicated story
An additional 11,000 people moved into the city in the years 2023 and 2024, a small gain in a city with a population of 645,705 – but one which marked a symbolic shift.
Posted inBusiness
Detroit restaurants identified as ‘Black-owned’ on Yelp saw a slight drop in business ratings
Although Yelp intended to support Black communities with the Black-owned tag, the design intervention was harmful to Black restaurant owners in Detroit.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from
A divided Supreme Court decided on June 23 that the Trump administration can legally deport immigrants to countries they were not born in.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Commentary: Detroit’s population grew in 2023, 2024 − a strategy to welcome immigrants helps explain the turnaround from decades of population decline
Here are three reasons why Detroit and other cities want to welcome immigrants:
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Commentary: 5 years after George Floyd’s murder, media narrative has changed
With the benefit of time, what was once a news media frenzy focusing on the violence after Floyd’s killing has yielded space for reflection.
Posted inElection 2025, Housing
Detroit’s next mayor can do these 3 things to support neighborhoods beyond downtown
Building a stronger Detroit means stabilizing housing, using vacant land to benefit the public and investing in social infrastructure.
Posted inArts & Culture
Mae Reeves used showstopping hats to fuel voter engagement and Black entrepreneurship
Lula “Mae” Reeves sold custom hats to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars and she also used her millinery shop as a polling station.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
Living in poor neighborhoods with fewer resources was associated with a 20% to 70% increased risk of developing this disease.
Posted inArts & Culture, Political and Public Policy Information
Trump administration could starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering little-known agency
Devon Akmon, director of the MSU Museum at Michigan State University, talks with The Conversation US about the potential impact of cuts to a little-known federal agency.