Nov 06 Watch Urban politics shift with fresh faces elected mayor in America’s largest cities Urban politics shift with fresh faces elected mayor in America's largest cities… Continue watching
Oct 29 Detroit’s ‘angels’ guard the Motor City from the ‘Devil’s’ fire on Halloween Photo by Sean Marshall/Flickr Detroit residents begin patrols of the city's neighborhoods Tuesday to prevent arson. The volunteer effort, known as "Angels' Night" has helped reduce the number of intentional fires set at the end of October,… Continue reading
Oct 24 Reflections on the power of poetry in Detroit schools By Jeffrey Brown Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey talk to students learning poetry through InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that brings writers to public schools. Photo by Reid Riddell Our story on poetry in the Detroit… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 8:21 Young Detroiters unlock their inner poets, claim authorship of their experiences Detroit schools are turning their students into published poets with a little guidance from professional writers and a program called InsideOut. Jeffrey Brown reflects with U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey about visiting the Motor City middle-schoolers and the "sense of… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Detroit bankruptcy eligibility case goes to trial The city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy in July, and now it must prove to a judge that the conditions necessitate that protection. But some pension funds, unions and retirees are fighting the filing. Jeffrey Brown gets an update from… Continue watching
Oct 23 Teen poets writing in a troubled city By Mary Jo Brooks // In addition to workshops and classes, InsideOut hosts poetry readings throughout the city. The NewsHour recently attended one at the Dell Pryor art gallery in Midtown Detroit. Here are Patty Lare, and two InsideOut alumni -- Terrell Morrow and… Continue reading
Oct 23 Poet’s Notebook: InsideOut in Detroit By Victoria Fleischer Natasha Trethewey and Jeffrey Brown visit with students at InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that exposes children to poetry. Photo by Mary Jo Brooks. Journeying to Detroit a few weeks ago I felt much as I did the first… Continue reading
Oct 23 Student Poets in Detroit answer the question ‘Where does poetry live?’ By Victoria Fleischer InsideOut brings writers to Detroit public schools to encourage students to express themselves. Writer Peter Markus asked his class at Marcus Garvey Academy, a K-8 school in east Detroit, the same question that U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey and the… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Detroit residents work to engage the community with signs of hope, resurgence Detroit residents work to engage the community with signs of hope, resurgence… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Detroit’s InsideOut students and alumni perform their poetry Detroit's InsideOut student and alumni perform their poetry. Continue watching