The Metro: How a crime fighting cyborg inspired a generation
The Eastern Market just got a guardian to watch over the site. The Robocop statue commemorating the 80s sci-fi film...
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The Metro: How a crime fighting cyborg inspired a generation
The Eastern Market just got a guardian to watch over the site. The Robocop statue commemorating the 80s sci-fi film...
The Metro: Detroit’s Coup D’etat recognized by New York Times
Coup D’état is a one of two local shops in Michigan to be chosen for New York Times list of...
The Metro: What Black Michiganders say their communities need
What policies do Black residents in Michigan want to see?The Center for Community Uplift at the Brookings Institute measured the...
The Metro: They came to America as toddlers, decades later one is detained by ICE
Immigration enforcement in the United States has escalated sharply this year. Under the Biden administration, the daily number of people...
The Metro: Congressman Tom Barrett works with White House to release Michigander in ICE custody
Aggressive immigration enforcement has intensified nationwide. As of early this month, more than 200,000 people had been arrested by ICE...
The Metro: Arab Orchestra founder says music fosters greater unity
After a family trip to Syria at the tender age of ten, Michael Ibrahim’s parents handed him an oud. The...
The Metro: A new focus on sex, gender and emotions in Michigan classrooms
What should teachers focus on when exploring sexual health with students? How should they broach sensitive subjects? What does it...
The Metro: Eisenhower Dance Detroit brings in world renowned choreographer
As one of metro Detroit’s premiere dance companies, Eisenhower Dance Detroit provides local choreographers and directors opportunities to showcase their...
The Metro: The city of Trenton lights up with first Noel Nights
The city of Trenton is hosting its first ever Noel Nights. The three-week event aims to bolster its local businesses...
The Metro: Documentary highlights Detroit’s contributions to American Jazz
Jazz emerged from the Black community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the South. The Great Migration...
The Metro: Detroit kids have paid the cost. Could this proposal pay it back?
For years, Detroit students have borne the weight of decisions made far from their classrooms. They’ve studied in buildings...
The Metro: Why cities should focus on depopulation, not gentrification
As Detroit has been changing over the last decade, one word has come up again and again to describe the...