The award-winning professor, Detroit radio host and gospel historian died on Sunday, April 12.
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When will Detroit’s water affordability program reopen?
A city program can reduce water bills to $34 a month for those who qualify. Here is when it is expected to reopen.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit to pay $4M in wrongful conviction settlement
LaVone Hill filed a federal lawsuit in 2025 against the city and several of its officers, arguing that they coerced false testimony from witnesses and that they hid and fabricated evidence in his case.
Posted inHousing, Political and Public Policy Information
Can Detroit keep funding its eviction defense program?
Loss of funding could mean fewer attorneys to represent Detroiters in court and connect them to resources, and it puts the city at risk of losing the progress it has made.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Detroit’s ‘Queen Mother’ JoAnn Watson memorialized with street sign
The Friday honor on the grounds of Central High School near Tuxedo and Linwood was held a couple of days ahead of what would have been Watson’s 75th birthday.
Posted inEnvironment
Michigan updates air quality alert system as wildfire smoke season approaches
Michigan officials offer advice for tracking air pollution and protecting yourself from wildfire smoke.
Posted inEducation
How this Detroit teacher uses an outdoor garden to turn students on to healthy eating
DPSCD Teacher Shirley Brezzell manages an outdoor school garden, named after herself, that provides fruits and vegetables to the school community for free.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety, Political and Public Policy Information
Mayor Mary Sheffield, Detroit police unveil 6-point public safety plan
Detroit officials said they are implementing proactive crime reduction tactics to prevent issues like accidental gun deaths, drifting, drag racing and more.
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Detroit district speeds up closures of four small schools due to budgetary constraints
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School, J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy, Catherine Blackwell Institute, and Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School will close at the end of the school year, officials confirmed.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit leaders boost focus on spaces for youth: ‘We need to care for them’
The latest discussion comes days after Sheffield unveiled plans for a Youth Advisory Committee that’s expected to bring together a group of at least 50 youth between 16-26 monthly for conversations about their needs for safe spaces.