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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.”...

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...