detroit

Arts, Culture & Media
‘Bad Kreyòl’ premieres in New York
5:20
travelers tagging bags
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘The summer of stress’: Amid airline staffing shortages, lost luggage rates have soared
A healthcare worker walks outside the DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
COVID-19
Detroit needs Canadian nurses. But coronavirus threatens their cross-border travel.
A commercial truck heads for the Ambassador Bridge, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the international border crossing, which connects with Windsor, Ontario, in Detroit, Michigan, on March 18, 2020.
COVID-19
How the US-Canada border closure will disrupt life in this Canada border town
Sandra Morales speaks at Dec. 19 action in front of Member of Parliament Bardish Chagger’s office.
What happens to the American children of asylum-seekers in Canada?
authorities
The US movement against female genital mutilation is at a crossroads
Three GM employees at a meeting with worried faces.
Jobs
GM to slash jobs and production in North America, drawing criticism from Trump and unions
As Detroit Schools Shut Down Water Over Lead Concerns, Contamination Points to a National Crisis
Full Episode
The lettering of the old Packard Plant in Detroit is seen on a brick bridge viewed through the ruins of a window in the factory.
50 States
Abandoned and in decay, one of Detroit’s iconic ruins is slowly being revived
Hamissi Mamba walks through the guts of what will be his new restaurant, Baobab Fare in Detroit. Originally from Burundi, Mamba relocated to Michigan two years back, learned English, and is now a budding entrepreneur.
50 States
Detroit welcomes immigrants to spur the city’s revival
At General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck factory, it takes about three days for Buicks, Chevrolets, and Cadillacs to complete the 16 mile conveyor belt, start to finish.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Trump’s NAFTA revisions — designed to help the US auto industry — could have the opposite impact
Comic still of woman against yellow backdrop holding up a book and pen
Books
Author Saladin Ahmed has found mainstream success in the US — while being ‘unapologetically Arab and Muslim’
Arts, Culture & Media
Michigan Central Depot
Arts, Culture & Media
Michigan Central Depot
Arts, Culture & Media
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Arts, Culture & Media
Detroit Institute of Arts
A woman wearing a headwrap and as shimmering blue and gold dress stands in front of a camera, with her hands to her hips.
Culture
Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping
Foxconn: Trump’s big win for American jobs?
Full Episode
Amanda Saab came up with the idea for "Dinner With Your Muslim Neighbor."
Food
Could dinner parties bring hearts and minds together? This Muslim woman is giving it a try.
Protesters at airport, protesting outdoors in front of airplanes
Justice
Activists, on overdrive to respond to Trump’s immigration plans, are making new alliances in Detroit
Demonstrators shut down the traffic loops at LAX International Airport and yell slogans during a protest against the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump's executive order.
Culture
Photos: Thousands converge on US international airports to protest Trump’s travel ban
Jessica Nabongo
Global Politics
What happened to everyone who was going to leave the US if Trump won?
Executives meet at an IT Senior Management Forum gathering, a group that mentors senior African-American managers in STEM fields
Black Lives Rising (in STEM)
Full Episode
Photographer shoots family across green field
Culture
A small-town Mexican photographer brings big-time nostalgia with him to Detroit
Cameroonian musician Moken
Music
Cameroon’s ‘Golden Voice’ struck gold when he won a green card
Arts, Culture & Media
Indy Car driver Dan Wheldon dies in fiery Las Vegas crash (with video)
Shinola's watches on sale in its Ann Arbor, Michigan store. The company now has more than a dozen US locations and one overseas store in London.
Business
A Detroit watch company brings its message of the gritty underdog to Europe
A mural of a farmer on a building, with a McDonald's in the background
Economics
Black farmers in Detroit are growing their own food. But they’re having trouble owning the land.
A Human Right? Detroit Cuts off Water to Thousands
Full Episode
Hybrid vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt were front and center at Boston's auto show.
Business
What auto companies might look like in a world with less gas … and fewer cars
Construction is seen on a new housing development along the riverfront in Detroit, Michigan, December 9, 2015. A year after the city exited the biggest-ever US municipal bankruptcy, a plan to demolish half of its nearly 80,000 blighted or deteriorating st
Development
Detroit still has its scars — but there are signs showing a city on the mend
Mother of one of the 43 missing Mexican students asks for justice
Conflict
Human rights officials cast doubts on Mexican government’s claims regarding the 43 missing students
A model poses next to the Buick Excelle XT during the opening day of the Shanghai Auto Show April 19, 2011.
Economics
Chinese drivers love Buicks, and that’s why GM is concerned about their economy
Steve Gosskie, the 2013 Featherbowling chamption in the Cadieux Cafe. Gosskie holds the second portrait that Jerry Lemenu painted for him. The first was stolen and never returned.
Sports
Featherbowling is an almost unknown sport — but not at this Detroit café
Global Politics
Kwame Kilpatrik, Family and Friends Indicted for Corruption
Global Politics
Iraq may dominate the headlines — but Americans have other concerns
Business, Economics and Jobs
One small business in Detroit is hiring again
Afropop’s Summer Festival Roundup
Swedish Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, director of  "Searching for Sugar Man," died on May 13, 2014.
Arts, Culture & Media
Remembering Malik Bendjelloul, director of ‘Searching for the Sugar Man’
Tamar Charney's view from her window in Venezuela
Development & Education
I had to see poverty abroad before I could see it at home
Hookah
Arts, Culture & Media
Name a largely Arab American city where hookah smoking is on the rise
Global Politics
Kwame Kilpatrick goes to jail
Arts, Culture & Media
Caps for sale! A visit with Aretha Franklin’s milliner
Lac-Mégantic almost eight months after a train derailed and exploded in the middle of the town.
Business, Economics and Jobs
A Michigan journalist finds echoes of Detroit in a shattered Canadian town
Business, Economics and Jobs
Detroiters on Detroit
Business, Economics and Jobs
Italian-owned Chrysler reminds Americans that they’re still an American icon
Spirit of Detroit statute, Detroit, Michigan
Business, Economics and Jobs
Detroit’s existing immigrant communities feel left out by a new proposal to attract skilled immigrants
Global Scan
If there are no gays, Mr. Mayor, why the gay bars?
As more young people try hookah smoking, health officials urge them to keep in mind it's just as dangerous as cigarettes.
Health & Medicine
Why the popular trend of smoking hookah in Detroit has one doctor alarmed
Global Scan
Another gang rape in India, with a complex twist
Global Scan
Even the New Year’s baby can’t escape the NSA
Fernando Palazuelo
Business, Economics and Jobs
This Spanish developer helped rebuild Lima and now he’s betting big on remaking Detroit
The word 'Bankruptcy' is seen painted on the side of a vacant building by street artists as a statement on the financial affairs of the city on Grand River Avenue in Detroit.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Detroit’s bankruptcy bogs down when European banks dig in their heels
Lifestyle & Belief
Muslim women left to ‘shop’ for an imam when they need a religious divorce
America: War Weary & Wary of Syria
Business, Economics and Jobs
After Detroit bankruptcy, city’s minorities eye opportunities
Arts, Culture & Media
Detroit’s Mobile Homestead welcoming above ground, ominous below
Business, Economics and Jobs
Some Detroit advocates question why feds won’t bailout bankrupt city
Arts, Culture & Media
Detroit’s bankruptcy filing may imperil art museum collection
Business, Economics and Jobs
Detroit residents remain resilient as city files for bankruptcy