One Detroit associate producer, Will Glover, sat down with Hassan Khalifeh from the Arab American News at the Qahwah house in Dearborn to talk about the thoughts and feelings of Arab American voters as the mid-term approaches. Khalifeh illuminates key factors such who the make up of the Arab American diaspora actually is, how religion plays into political leanings, what impact the Trump administration has had on the community, and if there are generational differences within the voting bloc.
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- Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance changes name, goes statewideby Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
A $500,000 appropriation from last year’s state budget will take the Detroit-based organization to Lansing and Flint.
- Black men bond where they feel at home — in the barbershopby Bryce Huffman, Orlando Bailey and Quinn Banks (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The Black barbershop is a sanctuary for grooming and public rest and a pulpit to express joy, debate values and politics in a community that is affirming and safe.
- Black men bond where they feel at home — in the barbershopby Bryce Huffman, Orlando Bailey and Quinn Banks (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The Black barbershop is a sanctuary for grooming and public rest and a pulpit to express joy, debate values and politics in a community that is affirming and safe.
- Detroit transit warrior finds his placeby Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Michael Cunningham II, a fierce advocate for bus riders and drivers in Detroit, has landed a one-bedroom apartment after nearly a decade of housing insecurity.
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- What Hope Hicks said on the stand in Trump's hush money trial
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