Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti Blasts GOP Lawmakers for Holding Back Funding
Next week, Michigan’s largest school district will return to in-person classes for the first time since November. Detroit Public Schools...
Detroit Documenter Field Coordinator Says Program Teaches Detroiters About Each Other
Vassilis Jacobs served as the Detroit Documenters Field Coordinator with Citizen Detroit for the past two years. He’s been working...
We Get A Lot Wrong When We Talk About Poverty
There are few areas of American life entrenched with as many myths as poverty. According to Mark Rank, a professor...
The Argument for Considering Wealth, Not Income, When Forgiving Student Loans
The burden of student debt in this country is crushing millions of Americans' hopes for financial success and economic freedom....
Seasonal Thaw Combines With Climate Change to Bring Wet Conditions to Detroit’s Belle Isle
As temperatures slowly climb back up throughout Southeast Michigan, officials at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit are trying to...
A Vaccine For Kids Is Next COVID-19 Priority
There has been much discussion around the FDA and CDC's latest emergency authorization approval of another COVID-19 vaccine. It's the Johnson &...
Chevy Teams Up With Empowerment Plan to Give Away Coats to the Homeless
The nonprofit The Empowerment Plan has teamed up with Chevrolet to deliver more than 500 coats to the homeless in eight cities...
Neighborhood Service Organization Receives Federal Certification, $4 Million for Mental Health Services
The community health group Neighborhood Service Organization, also known as NSO, has received a $4 million award to fund behavioral...
Why Do Huron-Clinton Metroparks Shoot the Deer on their Land?
The day before Kensington Metropark was scheduled to have park officers hunt deer, a receptionist for the park received an...
For the First Time Ever, State Officials Say Michigan Is Working On a 5-Year Housing Plan
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has assembled an advisory council of more than 30 members from organizations across...
Rep. Andy Levin on COVID-19 Relief, Equality Act and Ending the Filibuster
The U.S. House has approved a massive $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. It includes a new round of direct payments...
What You Need to Know About the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
A third COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for emergency use by the FDA. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is unlike the...