Detroit Today: Henry Ford’s new partnership has some concerned
Last week, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health and Ascension Michigan announced a new partnership, which they described as a “joint venture.”...
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Detroit Today: Understanding fear, tribalism amid the Israel-Hamas war
Watching violence play out in the Middle East over the last few weeks has intensified fears within both Jewish and...
Detroit Today: New legislation attempts to prevent vandalism on religious spaces
Legislation to enhance penalties for vandalism against places of worship, schools, and other cultural institutions received a hearing this week...
Detroit Today: Michigan bill aims to regulate artificial intelligence in political campaigns
Emerging technologies are making it easier to generate media – audio, video and images – that appear almost indistinguishable from...
Reckoning 375: MDOT explains why it’s replacing I-375 with a boulevard
In the latest installment of Detroit Today’s special series, Reckoning 375 — which takes a deeper look at the planned...
Detroit Today: Why shareholder capitalism limits our economy
Growing strikes and labor disputes across various industries — from the health care sector and auto industry to more recently,...
Detroit Today: Casino workers say they are striking for respect and fair wages
The labor movement in America is having a moment, with workers across multiple industries attempting to take advantage of a...
Detroit Today: Does Michigan’s new electoral map dilute the Black vote?
Next month, a federal trial will determine whether the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s ("MICRC") new legislative maps violate...
Detroit Today: Duggan’s Detroit land tax proposal, explained
Detroit’s property taxes are among the highest in the nation, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan reports, with population decline...
Detroit Today: How long will the UAW strikes continue?
As the United Auto Workers strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers closes out its first month, there is no clear...
Reckoning 375: The impact of I-375’s construction on two historic Black neighborhoods
Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were two majority-black neighborhoods on the lower east side of Detroit that were both destroyed,...
Detroit Today: Forgotten tales of the Underground Railroad
The City of Detroit, with its close proximity to Canada — where slavery was abolished in 1833 — played a...