The rising death toll, disproportionately among black residents, has led Michigan to create a racial disparities task force. An aunt, an uncle, and a cousin have tested positive for coronavirus, says Cassandra Spratling. A friend’s husband died. Her brother’s friend, like her aunt and uncle, is hospitalized. “I’m almost afraid, I almost hate turning on […]
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The blackest city in the US is facing an environmental justice nightmare | The Guardian
Detroit’s most vulnerable residents face inequalities like toxic air, lead poisoning, and water shutoffs. Now they’re fighting back. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Growing up in southwest Detroit, Vince Martin thought it was normal for the sky to be orange. When he was three years old, his family moved from Cuba to one of the black areas of […]
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Capturing Black Bottom, a Detroit Neighborhood Lost to Urban Renewal | CityLab
“Black Bottom Street View,” now exhibiting at the Detroit Public Library, thoughtfully displays old images of the historic African American neighborhood in its final days.
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An Artist Guards Detroit’s Identity and Who Can Claim It | Hyperallergic
Tiff Massey’s hyper-territorialism regarding who can claim Detroit as their home comes into philosophical conflict with some of the culture blending she utilizes in a new body of fiber-based work.
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Program to help Detroit drivers eliminate responsibility fees, get licenses back months ahead of schedule | Crain’s Detroit Business
Mayor Mike Duggan announced Tuesday that the 76,000 Detroiters who owe an average of $1,600 in fees can get their licenses back months ahead of schedule by taking 10 hours of job-readiness training through Duggan’s Detroit at Work program
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Detroit’s focus on supportive housing drives down homelessness 15 percent | Michigan Chronicle
The reduction is credited to the “Housing First” approach to homelessness, which provides permanent supportive housing with wraparound services to ensure success, as opposed to temporary shelter.
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Develop Detroit cultivates affordable housing in the Motor City | Michigan Chronicle
Since its inception in June, 2015, Develop Detroit, which received startup capital from JPMorgan Chase, has been on a mission that focuses on real estate development and providing living opportunities that meet the real needs of Detroiters.
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Detroit: From Motor City to Housing Incubator | The New York Times
The 2008 financial crisis and 2013 city bankruptcy gutted Detroit’s housing market. Now, Detroit is experimenting with unorthodox ways to get people to buy homes and renovate houses that would be vacant otherwise.
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Detroit cultivators changing the urban landscape | Michigan Chronicle
Jerry Hebron and her enthusiastic team are flipping the script, erasing despair, and replacing it with a heavy dose of self-determination.
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Detroit redefined: City hires America’s first official ‘chief storyteller’ | The Guardian
Irritated by the relentless focus on ruin porn, or pre-emptive stories about the city’s tech resurgence, Aaron Foley will attempt to offer a more nuanced portrait.
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