News & Views Archives

In ‘The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America,’ the author interrogates privilege

Tags: Metro Detroit, Books, Civil Rights, Tracie McMillan, Detroit, Oakland County, racism, Michigan authors

“I felt beaten, abused, kidnapped, like I was in a world where I didn’t belong,” Luisa Martinez said

Tags: Michigan, News, Disability Rights, ACLU of Michigan, immigration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Calhoun County, Calhoun County Correctional Facility, excessive force, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center

Did the team jinx their season with unfortunate commercial branding?

Tags: Detroit Sports, Lapointe, Views & Opinions, Detroit Red Wings, Dylan Larkin, Priority Waste Management

The popular Wayne County Circuit judge was hospitalized last month

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Dana Hathaway, election, Wayne County Circuit Court, judge, Detroit, Wayne County, affidavit of identity, Robert Davi

The Michigan Supreme Court suspended Kahlilia Davis for six years for a pattern of bizarre, unethical conduct that was “beyond the pale”

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Kahlilia Davis, 36th District Court, election, Michigan Supreme Court, ethics, Michigan Department of State, Michigan Secretary of State, Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission

The long-abandoned Detroit icon is almost ready to reopen to the public

Tags: Metro Detroit, Labor, News, Michigan Central Station, Ford Motor Co., metro Detroit jobs

Tags: This Modern World, LOL, This Modern World

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A group called White Lives Matter Michigan took credit for the hateful messages

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Media, Hate groups in metro Detroit, White Lives Matter, Michigan, metro Detroit, billboards, Billboard4Me, 5 Star Outdoor, Brownstown, Mount Clemens, Hazel Park

At last! The Lions make Detroit sports fun again

Tags: Detroit Sports, Lapointe, Views & Opinions, NFL Draft, Detroit Lions, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons

The former board chairman who resigned over an alleged blow job is accused of gender discrimination

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Detroit, Detroit police, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, Melanie White, Bryan Ferguson, gender discrimination, citizen complaints, lawsuit, Wayne County Circuit Court

Whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will draw more votes from Biden or Trump is the subject of much debate and speculation

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Election, politics, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Natural Law Party, vaccines, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, President Biden, Michigan

The COVID-19 pandemic hit Ypsilanti hard, but a new businesses district is helping to bring the community back

Tags: Metro Detroit, Food & Drink Features, Local Businesses, Ypsilanti news, Ypsilanti businesses, Go! Ice Cream, Beara Bakes, local businesses, women-owned businesses, Slideshow

After Mayor Monique Owens refused to let residents criticize her during a meeting, the city will create a “First Amendment Day,” among other things

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Eastpointe, Monique Owens, mayor, First Amendment, free speech, city council, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, lawsuit

Mayor Duggan credited the gains to city-run beautification programs and the Detroiters who stuck it out and invested in their communities

Tags: Metro Detroit, Real Estate, News, Detroit real estate, University of Michigan, Mike Duggan, Slideshow

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At first, the sign was mocked for falling short of expectations, especially considering its hefty price tag

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Views & Opinions, Detroit, NFL Draft, Mayor Duggan, sign, I-94, social media, Instagram, Slideshow

Republican Voters Against Trump launched a $50 million ad campaign featuring homemade testimonial videos from remorseful voters

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Donald Trump, election, politics, Republicans, Political Action Committee, Republican Voters Against Trump, Joe Biden

The agency stopped short of telling the company to move

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Enbridge, Line 5, Great Lakes, Canada, Indigenous people in Michigan