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Grosse Pointe Park is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Detroit, but it's not technically within the city's boundaries. The Fox Canal separates it from the now-sparsely populated Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood.
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Images from above show wealth inequality in Detroit, around the world

The Metro, Robyn Vincent January 21, 2025

The project “Unequal Scenes” is using drones to capture aerial shots of cities worldwide. The images offer bird’s eye views...

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A homeless person sleeps on the sidewalk with a dog at his side.
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Created Equal: Research suggests belief that people in poverty have ‘thick skin’

Cary Junior II September 5, 2024

One might believe that people perceive individuals who live in poverty as in greater need of help when faced with...

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"The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America" was co-authored by Luke Shaefer, Kathryn Eden and Timothy Nelson.
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Created Equal: What rural areas and urban cities have in common

Created Equal March 25, 2024

We know a lot about poverty, but there isn't much known about the origins of extreme, intergenerational poverty that defines...

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Detroit activist Tristan Taylor leads a Black Lives Matter protest in Detroit.
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Created Equal: Exploring reparations for Black Detroiters

Created Equal February 6, 2024

Many cities across the U.S. are exploring the idea of reparations, and Detroit is one of them. The city created...

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Former Michigan Gov. George Romney and former Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh at the front of a 10,000-person march at Fort Street and Woodward Avenue in Detroit, in solidarity with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.
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Created Equal: Shining a light on inequities in Detroit, America

Created Equal February 5, 2024

Detroit, and its history, is ground zero for understanding the promise of opportunity and the challenge of inequality in this...

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