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With the help of the film company Detroit Son, the late prolific Detroit author Donald Goines’ story is being revisited. 
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The Metro: New documentary explores the life and death of Detroit author Donald Goines

Tia Graham, The Metro March 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Donald Goines is considered the "Godfather of Ghetto Realism." He wrote...

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Demonstrators hold their ground near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as New York City police officers move to clear the area after a campus building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day.
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The Metro: Attorney for pro-Palestine protesters says their charges show double standard

The Metro, Robyn Vincent March 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. A group of local attorneys is offering pro bono representation for...

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Photo of The Tigers playing at Ed Smith Stadium, the Baltimore Orioles Spring Training home in Sarasota, Fla.
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The Metro: Tigers’ 89-year history in Lakeland, Florida

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt March 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Detroit Tigers Opening Day is Friday April 4, but the...

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The Metro: Is money in sports good for the game?

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Trevor McConico March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.For a while now there has been tons of money in sports....

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The Metro: Policies that get to the root of homelessness

The Metro, Sam Corey March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In February, two young children experiencing homelessness died of carbon monoxide...

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Photo of Bridgett M. Davis, author of "Love, Rita."
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The Metro: ‘Love, Rita’ takes a personal look at systemic racism in the US health care system

Tia Graham, The Metro March 19, 2025

Bridgett M. Davis is an author and daughter of Detroit.  She’s written about her mom’s business running the numbers in...

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Khary Frazier of the nonprofit Soulardarity, at WDET Studios, March 19, 2025.
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The Metro: In the face of big utilities, how do residents have more power?

The Metro, Robyn Vincent March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In metro Detroit, a quarter of low-income households pay more than...

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Freelance journalist and contributing writer for The Metro Times Kahn Santori Davison joined The Metro on March, 18, 2025, to talk about Detroiters' unique style.
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The Metro: Detroit threads and the city’s unspoken identity

The Metro, Lauren Myers March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Fashion in Detroit is more than just a trend, it's a...

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jessica Care moore is Detroit's poet laureate, a filmmaker and artist. She'll be speaking at Michael Ford’s Hip Hop Architecture Lecture Series on March 19 at the University of Detroit Mercy.
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The Metro: Celebrating the impact of women on hip-hop culture, design

Tia Graham, The Metro March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. From the way we dress, down to the food we eat,...

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A photo of a man holding a marijuana sign at Michigan's capital.
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The Metro: The future of Michigan’s cannabis industry

The Metro, Cary Junior II March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Ever since Michigan voters approved the sale of recreational cannabis seven...

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Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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The Metro: What’s behind Trump’s assault on transgender Americans?

The Metro, Robyn Vincent March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed a series of...

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The Metro: Wayne County may owe you, and Detroit Documenters are here to help

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt March 17, 2025

Each week on The Metro, we check in with the Detroit Documenters to hear about the important local meetings they're...

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