Jun 16 Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in a 1982 hate attack, with commemoration By Corey Williams, Associated Press Detroit is helping to honor Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who was beaten to death 40 years ago by two white men who never served jail time. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade By Rob Gillies, Mike Householder, Aamer Madhani, Ben Fox, Amanda Seitz, Tom Krishner, Associated Press The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border… Continue reading
Nov 24 Rising COVID cases causing turmoil for Michigan schools as flu season arrives By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang School leaders in Michigan dealing with staffing shortages across their districts now face a flu season that’s arrived alongside a major spike in COVID-19 cases… Continue reading
Nov 17 For Detroit’s Japanese Americans, oral histories key to preservation of history, future solidarity By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang The Detroit chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) has been collecting and sharing the stories of the Japanese American community in the area. These stories, spanning over a hundred years, are a vital part of Detroit’s history, and… Continue reading
Nov 03 Detroit just decriminalized psychedelics and ‘magic mushrooms.’ Here’s what that means By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Voters, including the city’s incumbent mayor who won a re-election, passed Proposal E on Tuesday night to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi. Just more than 61 percent of voters supported the measure, with nearly 39 percent of voters opposing it,… Continue reading
Nov 02 Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan wins reelection By Associated Press Duggan was the clear favorite to win Tuesday’s election after first winning in 2013 and taking over in January 2014. That was just after the city emerged from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Continue reading
Nov 02 Why the push to decriminalize psychedelics is growing in Michigan By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Detroit voters will vote on whether to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi, including psilocybin mushrooms, which show promising medical applications. Continue reading
Oct 05 Detroit posthumously honors Aretha Franklin with post office naming By Mike Householder, Associated Press Aretha Franklin was given a bit of posthumous R-E-S-P-E-C-T on Monday when a post office in her hometown of Detroit was named after the late singer. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 5:10 20 years after 9/11, Dearborn market helps unify Arab community By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber The attacks of 9/11 fueled Islamophobia, and increased incidents of hate crimes against Muslims and Arabs. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on how the events of 9/11 were a catalyst for an Arab community in metropolitan Detroit to unite and… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 6:32 Artist Mario Moore’s work seeks to enshrine Black Americans’ presence By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin While art history usually involves portraits of royalty and society's rich and famous, a young Detroit artist is rethinking who deserves a place in the picture. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching