detroit

Abdullah Hammoud, mayor-elect of Dearborn, Michigan
Elections
Dearborn’s first Arab American mayor-elect: ‘You need not change who you are’ to run for public office
As Detroit Schools Shut Down Water Over Lead Concerns, Contamination Points to a National Crisis
Full Episode
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
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
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
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
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
Detroit Industry, east wall (detail), Diego Rivera, 1932. Detroit Institute of Arts
Arts
Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s painting sings the praises of a Detroit past — and future
Global Politics
General Motors goes public (again)
Afropop’s Summer Festival Roundup
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
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
Business, Economics and Jobs
After Detroit bankruptcy, city’s minorities eye opportunities
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
Business, Economics and Jobs
The real unemployment rate
Business, Economics and Jobs
What’s good for Detroit
Business, Economics and Jobs
Detroit’s struggle hits African-Americans hard
Detroit Bankruptcy Puts Pensions on the Chopping Block
On the Brink of Insolvency: A Roadmap to Turning a City Around
Arts, Culture & Media
Where is ‘South Detroit’?
Archer Records Keeps Vinyl and Detroit’s Techno Scene Alive
Street Fighting Man: A Detroit Documentary
Waiting for the Bus: Detroit Public Transit
Mayor David Bing on the Future of Detroit
Detroit Avoids State Takeover
Detroit Mayor Hospitalized as City Nears Bankruptcy
Global Politics
US-Canadian Border Crossing
Cash-Strapped Detroit Suspends Payment to Vendors
Detroit Mayor Outlines Plan to Deal with City Crisis
Inside/Out Project Displays Art on Detroit Streets
Business, Economics and Jobs
The two-tier wage system: fairness vs. employment
Education Week: One Public School’s Experiences in Detroit
In Detroit it’s Hip to be Square (Dancing)
Top of the Hour: One in Seven US Metro Regions Won’t Restore Jobs, Morning Headlines
‘Northern Lights 1996′ Explores Students’ Rights, Then and Now
Detroit: Reinventing the Smaller City
Business, Economics and Jobs
US Auto Industry Feels Effects of Japan Quake
Green Cars I: The Detroit Auto Show
A Repurposed Life
Global Politics
Ruin Porn
Business, Economics and Jobs
Detroit automakers come back to life
Arts, Culture & Media
Detroit’s creative class works towards city’s recovery
Arts, Culture & Media
Detroit residents fight negative media portrayal
Global Politics
Budget cuts: Detroit and Baltimore brace for impact of severe deficits
Business, Economics and Jobs
Automakers announce plans to add jobs
Business, Economics and Jobs
Detroit schools shutting doors
Business, Economics and Jobs
American cities adapt to shrinking populations
Conflict & Justice
Takeouts: Detroit and the X-Prize, listeners on race
Development & Education
Long in the red, Ford’s in the black
Business, Economics and Jobs
Whose Detroit are we talking about?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Will move for work