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The coronavirus pandemic leaves asylum seekers at Freedom House Detroit in an excruciating waiting game

By Amy Haimerl Michigan’s mandate to stay at home and socially distance unless youâ€™re an essential worker has ground normal life to a halt. Itâ€™s...

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Detroitâ€™s small business owners donâ€™t know how theyâ€™ll survive the next month

â€œI've worked hard my whole life to maintain a good credit score, pay my bills, build my business and pay employees. The best-case scenario destroys...

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The best virtual events in Detroit during the COVID-19 shelter at home quarantine

We've got some amazing things you can do this week "in Detroit," aka with a Zoom video conference, YouTube, Facebook or Instagram live. ...

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Detroitâ€™s â€˜Well-Read Black Girlâ€™ Dawn Sarai Robinson uses books to bring people together

Dawn Sarai Robinson launched a Detroit chapter of a book club that celebrates Black women and nonbinary writers... and brings readers and writers together....

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What would you do for Detroit with $250 million?

After Detroit City Council rejected Mayor Mike Duggan's proposed $250 million blight bond, weâ€™re looking at one resident's suggestion for how the city could better...

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How my â€˜inflammatoryâ€™ posters sparked real dialogue between black and white neighbors in Detroit

By Rhonda J. Smith: Neighbors even reported the event to officials -- but the people who actually came left with mutual respect, not outrage....

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Blazing Silence, Detroit summit, tackles discrimination and sexual harassment in Michigan’s budding cannabis industry

As recreational cannabis sales begin in Michigan, businesses face challenges of supply, new and restrictive local ordinances and accessing capital. But theyâ€™ll also have to...

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The revamped Detroit bookmobile is bringing the library to residents, computers and all

The Detroit Public Library is expanding outreach and offerings with the Mobile Library, building on the 79-year-old bookmobile program. ...

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A Detroit photojournalist returns home to share these agonizing photos of the refugee crisis

The latest gallery show from the Detroit-based writer and documentarian showcases his most emotional work yet -- the stories and photographs Karpov collected during four...

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Hear ‘Homewreckers’ Aaron Glantz discuss the kingpins and crooked banks that swindled Detroit

The Center for Investigative Reportingâ€™s Aaron Glantz is headed to Detroit for a discussion about his new book, â€œHOMEWRECKERS: How a Gang of Wall Street...

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