Between 2010 and 2020, diversity increased in both Detroit city proper and its suburbs.
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Detroit is one of the country’s most segregated regions, but census data shows how that’s changing in both the city and suburbs.
Volkswagen workers celebrate in Chattanooga, Tenn., after their bid to join the UAW union prevailed.
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Despite making similar efforts for decades, the UAW union had never before managed to organize employees of foreign-based automakers in a Southern state like Tennessee.
The Detroit River inundated Detroit’s Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood in 2021.
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Mapping where water once flowed is important for managing flood risk today in Detroit and elsewhere.
James Crumbley appears in court on March 13, 2024, during his trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter.
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James and Jennifer Crumbley purchased a handgun for their son as a Christmas present. Ethan Crumbley used that gun to kill 4 of his high school classmates.
Solar panels at the DTE O'Shea Solar Park at work in Detroit in November 2022.
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Detroit’s plan to install solar panels in city neighborhoods may conflict with residents’ desires to see lower energy bills and more housing.
A Dearborn policeman knocked unconscious was the first casualty of the 1932 Ford Hunger March in Detroit and Dearborn.
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On March 7, workers at the Ford Rouge River plant marched for better working conditions, sparking America’s labor movement. Almost a century later, a quiet park honors their memory.
Voters fill out their ballot for the Michigan primary election in Dearborn on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Organizers of the protest had set a goal of 11,000 uncommitted votes to show dissatisfaction with Biden’s support of Israel in the Israel-Hamas war.
The Fordson High School girls basketball team in Dearborn includes many players who wear the traditional hijab for modesty.
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The city often becomes a magnet for anti-Arab sentiment during election years and global conflicts; however, the more interesting story is what happens in the city when the spotlight is turned off.
Jennifer Crumbley enters the Michigan courtroom during her trial on involuntary manslaughter charges on Feb. 5, 2024.
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Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty for a school shooting committed by her son; the father faces trial next.
Volunteers at the 14th District Democratic headquarters for the midterm election in Detroit, Mich., on Nov 8, 2022. The 14th District map must now be redrawn.
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The commission has tight deadlines to finalize new maps. 2 voting rights experts explain the messy situation.
Michigan’s redistricting commission consists of ordinary citizens with no special qualifications. A court has disapproved their initial effort.
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A battle over the voting districts in Detroit has landed in the Supreme Court, but any ruling may come too late for 2024 state elections.
More emergency medicine residencies have gone unfilled in the past two years, especially in South Florida, Detroit and Philadelphia.
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A new study finds more emergency medicine residencies are available, but hundreds of the positions are going unfilled.
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department shut off water to thousands of homes after the city declared bankruptcy in 2013.
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Detroit residents with past-due bills are facing water shut-offs again after a reprieve during COVID-19. At the same time, providers are also raising rates.
The author captures threads of a dialect by recording words for “Michipicoten” in an open-air meeting with community elders.
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A scholar works to document a dialect of the Ojibwe language that was spoken by his grandmother in the Great Lakes region.
UAW President Walter Reuther, center, shakes hands with a Ford executive after agreeing on a three-year contract in 1967.
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Reuther was both ambitious and pragmatic, scoring many victories for autoworkers.
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks with General Motors workers on July 12, 2023, in Detroit.
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A strike would shake up the auto industry, even though both the union’s ranks and the share of the US automotive market controlled by GM, Ford and Stellantis have been shrinking for decades.
Gordon Lightfoot was one of Canada’s most renowned folk singers.
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Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot passed away on May 1. His legacy includes songs that memorialize tragic shipping disasters and the 1968 Detroit Uprising.
Community isn’t just important for social recovery from the pandemic — it also provides an important framework for recovering economically.
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Community wealth building is a direct response to extractive policies and aims to build an economy on the principles of local ownership and control of assets.
The ruin of Detroit, Michigan.
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When a local authority runs out of cash, it is its most vulnerable citizens who suffer the most from the cuts to services and staffing that follow.
An Ontario Provincial Police tactical officer looks on from the top hatch of an armoured vehicle at the Ambassador Bridge.
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The perishable nature of agri-food products makes any delay at the Canada-U.S. border costly to farmers, businesses and consumers.