Oct 26 WATCH: Obama campaigns for Michigan Democrats in Detroit By Molly Finnegan Former President Obama is expected to speak at the Detroit rally at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday. Watch live in our player. Continue reading
Aug 28 Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at public viewing in Detroit By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press DETROIT — Mourners began pouring into Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday to pay their final respects to Aretha Franklin. They approached her gold-plated casket to the sounds of her gospel recordings. She was in… Continue reading
Aug 25 Rosa Parks’ house may be returned to U.S. from Germany By David Rising, Associated Press BERLIN — Section by section, American artist Ryan Mendoza painstakingly disassembled the small wood-frame home of civil rights icon Rosa Parks after learning that the struggling city of Detroit was going to have it demolished. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 7:35 Detroit’s tiny houses give residents a home to rebuild their lives By PBS News Hour Tiny houses have become trendy in recent years, as people trade in traditional consumer lifestyles for a simpler option -- a living space that’s no more than 400 square feet. But in Detroit, these diminutive dwellings have a lofty goal:… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 9:54 How the 1967 riots reshaped Detroit, and the rebuilding that still needs to be done By PBS News Hour In the summer of 1967, the simmering unrest in cities across America exploded. In Detroit, tensions between the police and the African-American community reached their limit, unleashing five days of full-out violence -- riots or a rebellion, depending on whom… Continue watching
Jul 17 The rage and rebellion of the Detroit riots, captured in one poem By Elizabeth Flock Fifty years ago this month, a protest in Detroit turned into a riot, which turned into five days of violence that left dozens dead, thousands arrested and a city engulfed in flames. The poem "They Feed They Lion" chronicles the… Continue reading
Jun 10 Is Detroit’s vacant land helping bumblebees bounce back? By Michael D. Regan A recent study out of the University of Michigan shows Detroit had higher bumblebee numbers than less-urbanized areas of the states. Evidence suggests thousands of vacant lots in Detroit may be the reason behind the uptick. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 8:17 Trump supporters in Michigan confident their votes will pay off By Mike Fritz President Trump wasn't expected to win in Michigan, but his supporters there aren't surprised that he took the state back in November. Now two months into the new administration -- and on the heels of a failed effort to repeal… Continue watching
Feb 02 Column: We need to fix the social safety net, not shame those who need it By Kristin S. Seefeldt A safety net is only useful if people can access its benefits. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 3:02 Trump tries to expand reach while Clinton focuses on strongholds By PBS News Hour With four days until the election, Donald Trump took on the typically blue state of New Hampshire, where he is now even with Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, Clinton focused her efforts on historically Democratic strongholds, rekindling her economic message for middle… Continue watching