Pastors and Community Organize “March For Justice 2015”
A group of Detroit pastors and community members are coming together to hold a “March for Justice” Saturday. The event...
State House Ties Welfare Benefits to School Attendance
Pkay Chelle/Creative Commons Michigan Public Radio's Jake Neher reports: “The state House has approved a bill that would end welfare...
Proposal 1: It’s Not Just About The Roads
WDET Joan Isabella Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson writes: "There are a lot of opinions these days about the ballot proposal...
Personal Stories Of Wayne County’s Foreclosure Crisis
Roughly 76-thousand homes in Wayne County are at risk of tax foreclosure. As the deadline to pay back taxes approaches...
Wayne County Leads Nation In Population Loss
Newly-released Census data reveals that more people left Wayne County last year than in moved out of any other...
New Affirmations Director Has Deep Roots in the Community, Organization
Photo Courtesy of Affirmations Darrious Hilmon has joined the LGBT organization Affirmations as its Executive Director. The Detroit native previously worked...
Work Together to Build a Better Detroit
Sandra Svoboda Stephen Henderson: I went to a meeting held by Citizen Detroit, which is former city councilwoman Sheila...
Study Shows Growth in Distance Between Work and Home
Matt Pagel/ CC A Brookings Institution report reveals the distance between peoples' homes and their jobs in metropolitan areas grew in 2012...
Michigan’s Poverty, City by City [Map + Infographic]
"Hover" your cursor over a city, indicated by a blue dot, on the map to view its population, poverty rate...
Poverty Rates and Population in Detroit, Cities Around the Country [Map + Motion Graphic]
Poverty Rates Across U.S. Cities Press “play” and watch how the populations and poverty rates change in various American cities,...
Youth Transit Alliance: Detroit’s Alternative Transportation Plan in Jeopardy
"I think folks want the service, the kids need it, everybody supports it. But when it comes down to putting...
Slow Your Roll: It’s North American Bicycle Week in Detroit
"Now we really can focus on making Detroit the best it can be, so that we have the tools of...