Stories

Here’s what it’s like to be a Black woman volunteering at Metro Detroit parks

Tamika Jaja would rather focus on learning the names of native insects than being distracted by how she may be…

4 years ago

Detroit protester struck by cop car says police presence at marches is about power, not keeping the peace

Video of an officer driving through the crowd as people screamed Sunday night circulated on social media and sparked national…

4 years ago

Being Black in Detroit’s outdoors: One woman’s story

Tamika Jaja loves the outdoors. She spends as much time as she can in forests, swamps, and creeks, volunteering to…

4 years ago

OPINION: Energy assistance programs don’t keep the lights on. Energy affordability will.

When Michigan’s utility shutoff protections expired June 12th, over 225,000 families in DTE Energy’s service territory became vulnerable to losing…

4 years ago

How does Michigan get its electricity?

Energy has been on the mind of Metro Detroiters recently. COVID-19 has made energy costs even more unaffordable for many,…

4 years ago

DTE Gas announces plan to go ‘net zero’ by 2050; activists skeptical

DTE Energy's natural gas business will achieve 'net-zero' carbon emissions by 2050 through reducing emissions across its operations, the company…

4 years ago

Profiles in the fight for environmental justice: shane bernardo

shane bernardo. Photo by Cybelle Codish. For the first 13 years of shane bernardo's life, his Filipino immigrant parents ran…

4 years ago

Hey Michigan: How are we doing, really?

The pandemic has created enduring mental health struggles -- but it’s also exposed ways we could reimagine our system of…

4 years ago

Danielle North: The truth I never wanted to tell my Black sons

"The truth is, I’ve consciously allowed my children to live a lie."

4 years ago

Your definitive guide to Detroit’s virtual events

With large indoor events still off the menu, we’ve rounded up the best discussion series, workshops, classes, performances and more…

4 years ago