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The Metro: Why some Detroiters are missing out on a key opportunity to build wealth

Sam Corey, The Metro November 25, 2025

Home ownership is considered to be a critical piece of the American Dream. Wealth is often passed down from generation...

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The Metro: How to raise healthy gamers

The Metro, Nadia Ziyad, Cary Junior II November 25, 2025

Youth are especially at risk of over-engaging with digital worlds and disconnecting from reality. Gaming addiction is just like any...

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The Metro: How to improve the care we provide Black pregnant mothers

Sam Corey, The Metro November 24, 2025

Birthing is a fragile process. That’s why, with new life coming into the world, it’s the responsibility of a lot...

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The Metro: Early detection for Alzheimer’s is possible with new blood tests

The Metro, David Leins November 20, 2025

Alzheimer's research has come a long way in recent years. Blood tests to identify an abnormal protein called ptau217 can...

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The Metro: She looked at the waste stream and saw a lifeline

The Metro, Robyn Vincent November 20, 2025

The recent pause in SNAP benefits has pushed hunger back into the headlines. Families who were already stretching every dollar...

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The Metro: Financial challenges at Detroit’s workforce agency

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt November 19, 2025

The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation is the city’s workforce agency, connecting residents to jobs, training and other opportunities.  It was...

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The Metro: A lifetime of fighting for Detroit’s children, now carved in brick and stone

The Metro, Robyn Vincent November 19, 2025

For more than half a century, Helen “Mother” Moore has been a familiar sight at Detroit school board meetings, whether...

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The Metro: Black Midwesterners find alternative messengers for their news

The Metro, Cary Junior II November 18, 2025

Trust in major news organizations is at an all time low.According to a 2024 Gallup poll that has tracked trust...

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The Metro: The White Stripes inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Metro, Cary Junior II November 18, 2025

A legendary Detroit band has been recognized with one of music industry’s highest honors. The White Stripes were inducted into the...

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The Metro: Big Tech eyes Michigan, but at what cost for residents?

The Metro, Robyn Vincent November 17, 2025

Michigan is racing toward the data center boom that powers artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Lawmakers have approved generous tax...

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The Metro: Gambling in sports and Pistons icon’s legacy amid scandal

The Metro, Cary Junior II November 17, 2025

The relationship between sports and gambling is getting complicated. In the years since the Supreme Court legalized sports betting across the...

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The Metro: The case for a Detroit land conservancy

Sam Corey, The Metro November 17, 2025

Detroit has finally started to regain some population, but it has a long way to go. And that means there’s...

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