Solutions Journalism

The Joe Louis Greenway could transform Detroit. What about the neighborhoods around it?The Joe Louis Greenway could transform Detroit. What about the neighborhoods around it?

The Joe Louis Greenway could transform Detroit. What about the neighborhoods around it?

Midwest Detroit residents hope the Joe Louis Greenway will catalyze positive changes that stretch beyond the path’s boundaries and onto…

3 years ago
The Mendota House: Generational wealth and inheritance in DetroitThe Mendota House: Generational wealth and inheritance in Detroit

The Mendota House: Generational wealth and inheritance in Detroit

Like many Black Detroiters, people in my family dream of creating wealth and passing it down through the generations.

3 years ago
Forging a fruitful life: Family and education in DetroitForging a fruitful life: Family and education in Detroit

Forging a fruitful life: Family and education in Detroit

Once they individually finished their bachelor's degrees, my parents hit the ground running, got jobs, had a few kids, and…

3 years ago
Homebound from Honduras: Economic opportunity in and out of DetroitHomebound from Honduras: Economic opportunity in and out of Detroit

Homebound from Honduras: Economic opportunity in and out of Detroit

I always left Detroit for other opportunities. But I always came back.

3 years ago
This program trains Detroiters for in-demand jobs with livable wages — and fastThis program trains Detroiters for in-demand jobs with livable wages — and fast

This program trains Detroiters for in-demand jobs with livable wages — and fast

The Detroit Training Center works with employers to offer job training programs for skills that are in high demand, with…

3 years ago
How Building Community Value puts local development into the hands of DetroitersHow Building Community Value puts local development into the hands of Detroiters

How Building Community Value puts local development into the hands of Detroiters

Building Community Value's Detroit real estate course gives Black developers skills to navigate an industry that's historically shut them out.

3 years ago
Tribal communities in Michigan struggle to get justice for missing and murdered Indigenous peopleTribal communities in Michigan struggle to get justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people

Tribal communities in Michigan struggle to get justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people

Nangonhs-Ba Massey's death is part of an ongoing epidemic of violence against Indigenous women.

4 years ago
It took a group of Black farmers to start fixing Detroit’s land ownership problemIt took a group of Black farmers to start fixing Detroit’s land ownership problem

It took a group of Black farmers to start fixing Detroit’s land ownership problem

The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is tackling an entrenched problem in urban farming: the disparity in land acquisition between…

4 years ago