13-year-old Detroit youth poet describes the dreams he has for his neighborhood [Video]
Terry Parris Jr. Meet Eddie. He's 13 and in the 8th grade at Marcus Garvey Academy on the city's east side. Eddie...
New Report: State Hampering DPS By Withholding Money to Pay Debt
WDET “It is just absolutely unfathomable and unacceptable for us as a community to allow the neediest children, the children who...
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...
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...
Vaccination Rates Remain High In Michigan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Most Michigan school children start kindergarten with all the required vaccinations. The Michigan Department...
When $40,000 a Year is Not Enough
ALICE—Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed—is a United Way report about just what income levels are needed to live comfortably in each of...
Detroit Mom Struggles to Make Ends Meet
Detroiter Emaginae Hicks had a job as a waitress after high school to support her two children. She was making...
New DPS Emergency Manager: “DPS Must Operate Like 2015 District Not 1950s”
Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons Since 2009, Detroit's public schools have been under state control with three previous emergency managers. Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, said...
Bugs Can Tell Us How Healthy A River Is
Friends of the Rouge Researchers can learn a lot about a river’s health by the condition of the creatures living...
Youth Unemployment in Michigan is At An All-Time High
Youth unemployment in Michigan is at an all-time high. Recent reports put the state’s youth jobless rate at 59%, among the highest...
A New Study Says Lack Of Food Access Isn’t Just A Detroit Problem
A new study says nearly two-million people in Michigan live in areas where healthy food is hard to get....
Bridge Magazine: The Truth About Poverty
Delphia Simmons meets a lot of people in financial distress. In her job at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS) in Detroit’s...