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The Metro covers local and regional news and current affairs, arts and cultural events and topics, with a commitment to airing perspectives and uncovering stories underreported by mainstream media in Detroit.
Hosts: Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent
Producers: Sam Corey, Cary Junior II
Engineer: Nate Bender
Senior Producer: David Leins
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Recent stories from The Metro
The Metro: How America has changed — and hasn’t — 25 years after 9/11
Journalist Ali Harb joins the show to discuss how 9/11 changed American politics and how it impacts Arab Americans 25 years later.
The Metro: Rep. Tlaib says DTE must pay for outages and pollution
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib joins The Metro to discuss DTE Energy’s storm response, the state rule that decides who gets compensated for a long outage, and her stalled bill to raise pollution penalties on utilities that keep seeking rate increases.
Metro Events Guide: Dally across Detroit this weekend
Discover unique events in metro Detroit happening Sept. 10-17.
The Metro: The Recovery and Resilience Festival welcomes a sober celebration
The Recovery and Resilience Festival in Wyandotte is an art and music festival organized to connect people and promote substance abuse recovery.
The Metro: Season Fair brings the art market to local creatives
Detroit: Other Routes serves as the theme for the second edition of the Season Fair.
The Metro: An initiative wants to remove money from Michigan politics. Can it?
The Michiganders for Money Out of Politics measure is on the ballot this November. Sean McBrearty breaks down the proposal.
The Metro: Detroit Jazz Fest is this weekend
President and director of the Detroit Jazz Fest Foundation, Chris Collins, stopped by The Metro to preview the event.
The Metro: Is Detroit’s police oversight board able to hold cops accountable?
Commissioner Victoria Camille spoke to The Metro about what the police oversight board can actually do to hold cops accountable and whether some of its power has weakened after access to body cam footage was restricted in May.
Metro Events Guide: How to spend Labor Day weekend in metro Detroit
Discover unique events in metro Detroit happening Sept. 3-10.
The Metro: School attendance is improving quickly in Detroit. Here’s why.
In just one school year, chronic absenteeism dropped 10 percentage points in Detroit.
The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters
Grassroots Midwest is a bipartisan advocacy firm. CEO Adrian Hemond joins The Metro to discuss trends he’s noticed this election cycle, particularly among Democratic voters in Michigan.
CONTAINER on The Metro: Majesty Hope Bland and her Woven Purpose
Meet Season 2 resident Majesty Hope Bland, a Detroit fiber artist transforming textiles and upcycled materials into one-of-a-kind pieces.
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