The Metro: Detroit park honoring hunger march is expanding
During the Great Depression, auto workers organized a march from Detroit to the Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn. Thousands of...
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The Metro: Detroit park honoring hunger march is expanding
During the Great Depression, auto workers organized a march from Detroit to the Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn. Thousands of...
The Metro: The nation’s first Black-owned TV station celebrates its history 50 years after launch
Before the 1970s, it was rare to watch or read news about Detroit reported by Black journalists. An attorney named...
The Metro: The Highway Clean-Up is art in action
We talk about the roads often on The Metro. From reducing truck traffic in Southwest to the impact of I-375...
The Metro: Could a tax on concert tickets generate revenue for the city?
Leaders in Detroit's business and government sectors greatly invested in entertainment downtown. That investment has attracted more people to shop,...
The Metro: Why violence can emerge from unacknowledged grief and loss
On Sunday, a place of worship was turned into a scene of violence. In Grand Blanc, a former Marine and...
The Metro: Iraqi American filmmaker explores Detroit’s cultural fault lines
Metro Detroit is home to one of the largest Iraqi communities outside the Middle East. Muslims and Chaldeans share streets,...
The Metro: Detroit plans to reroute trucks away from residential neighborhoods
In Southwest Detroit, 18-wheeled vehicles frequently rumble through streets that aren’t made for them. Heavy truck traffic has been more...
The Metro: Colorism and the Latino community
Colorism is defined in the Oxford dictionary as "prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among...
CONTAINER on The Metro: Taylor Childs
Taylor’s Creative Journey in Art and FashionTaylor has made a name for herself in art and fashion. In 2025, Taylor...
The Metro: Neuroscientist explains how music affects the brain
Music is a form of creative expression, but it’s also an antidote that can put you in just the right...
The Metro: How to stop foreclosures in Detroit
When the Great Recession hit, homeownership in Detroit took a dive. Between 2011 and 2015, about 10,000 residents lost their...
The Metro: Recent killings test state domestic violence protections
Over the past month, Southeast Michigan has been shaken by a string of killings. A mother and her 12-year-old son,...