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![A voter drops an absentee ballot in a mailbox in Highland Park, Michigan.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_9075_this-scaled-e1722361785200-900x507.jpg)
Benson, election officials hail recent reforms at press conference
At a press briefing Monday, Benson said over 1.6 million people in the state have requested an absentee ballot. Meanwhile, around 700,000 ballots have been returned.
![Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Fiscal Year 2025 budget includes $1 million in funding for the nonprofit Midtown Detroit, Inc. to revitalize Detroit's Chinatown neighborhood.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DetroitChinatown-scaled-e1722295197854-900x507.jpg)
The Metro: State allocates $1M in funding to help revitalize Detroit’s Chinatown
The funding was awarded to the nonprofit Midtown Detroit, Inc. to revitalize the city’s culturally-rich neighborhood.
![Detroit Documenters will join "The Metro" every Friday to share details about public meetings and encourage civic engagement.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DetroitDocumenters-900x488.png)
The Metro: Detroit Documenters talk public meetings, civic engagement every Friday
Each Friday, we’ll be joined by Documenters to discuss what’s happening at government meetings in Detroit and beyond.
![“Boymom: Reimagining Boyhood in the age of impossible masculinity" by Ruth Whippman.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BoyMomBook-900x506.png)
The Metro: How do you teach positive masculinity to boys?
Author Ruth Whippman joined the show to discuss how to address sexism perpetuated by boys and men.
![An exterior view of the Algiers Motel and Manor (also known as the "Annex"), the location where three young Black men were killed and seven other people were badly beaten by law enforcement during a raid prompted by reports of armed gunmen near the location.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AlgiersMotel-e1721855976907-900x507.png)
The Metro: New historic marker remembers the Algiers Motel, Detroit Rebellion of 1967
Civil Rights historian Dr. Danielle McGuire joined the show to talk more about the legacy of the 1967 Algiers Motel killings.
![Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined Autumn Sun Executive Director Bruce Clifton, Head of Michigan Central Civic Partnerships Nate Wallace, and city officials for a group photo at a press conference at Book Plaza outside New Lab.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AutumnSun-e1721763783780-900x507.png)
The Metro: Inaugural HBCU Student Film Festival is coming to Detroit
Detroit ACE Director Rochelle Riley joined the show to share more details about the new event.
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