Editorial: With 44% of its kids in poverty, Detroit has nothing to celebrate
The names of Darnell and Amillah Currie should trouble the sleep of everyone in our community who lies down at night in a ...
Thompson: Deaths of kids in casino parking garage expose a forgotten Detroit
News of two Detroit children, ages 9 and 2, who were discovered reportedly frozen to death earlier this week inside a van in ...
What was Detroit like in the 1990s? Historical photos capture events, go back in time
Detroit was a city at a crossroads in the 1990s — grappling with declining population, high crime rates — and a dominance in ...
Judge Greg Mathis talks growing up in Detroit, using second chance to turn his life around
Committed to the community that made him, Judge Mathis owns The Mathis Community Center. In 2009, the city named "Mathis Avenue" in his honor to honor his commitment to Detroiters. The street is home ...
A tragedy caused by capitalism: Two Detroit children freeze to death in homeless family’s vehicle
In a shocking tragedy in Detroit, two small children on Monday froze to death inside a van at a casino parking lot, where the homeless family was sheltering from the cold.
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More than half of Detroit arena workers live paycheck to paycheck, survey shows
More than half of arena workers in Detroit are living paycheck to paycheck and nearly a third reported living below the federal poverty line, according to the results of a survey conducted by ...