Author: Cheryl Jones

Community Conversation #1: Dovetail Café, Warren, MI

Nov 25, 2019

One Detroit recently convened its first town hall for Election 2020 in Warren. A group of nearly...

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One Detroit: Our commitment to you

Nov 21, 2019

In One Detroit – Detroit Public TV’s news and public affairs operation — we have created a new model for covering the city, which we believe is unlike the approach of any other news organization in Detroit – or perhaps any other city. We don’t merely report the news; we reveal life as its 4 million residents know it, through intensive and ongoing community engagement.

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Education in Michigan, an Interview with Amber Arellano

Nov 5, 2019

Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest, talks about the state of education in Michigan and how African American students are faring academically.

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Long Term Substitutes with Bridge Michigan

Sep 9, 2019

Christy talks with Bridge Magazine reporter Mike Wilkinson about his eye-opening investigative report on the widespread use of long-term substitute teachers in Michigan schools. Episode 152/Segment 2

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The School at Marygrove

Sep 5, 2019

One Detroit is at The School at Marygrove with DPSCD Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti on opening day. It’s a new high school in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, focusing on engineering and social justice. Plus, Nolan and Stephen offer their thoughts on the vision for the school. Episode 152/Segment 3

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School Funding

Sep 5, 2019

One Detroit clip – Nolan and Stephen debate how Michigan schools should be funded.

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News From Around Detroit

James Beard semi-finalist Baobab Fare closes on new east side location
by Christine Ferretti and Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Hamissi Mamba considered opening a second location of his restaurant in Ann Arbor. But a trip to Detroit’s East Warren-Cadieux area changed his plans.
Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance changes name, goes statewide
by 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 barbershop
by 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 barbershop
by 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 place
by 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.

National Headlines

Colleges struggle with allowing protests and preventing antisemitism and intimidation
Colleges in several parts of the country are struggling with where to draw the line between allowing protests and free speech and preventing antisemitism and intimidation. Columbia University's administration faces criticism for how it's handled protests and concerns about the safety of Jewish staff and students. Geoff Bennett has perspectives from Irene Mulve and Dr. Andrew R. Marks.
News Wrap: Senate advances bill to send billions in aid to Ukraine
In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate advanced a bill to send billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, Israel ordered new evacuations of Northern Gaza as it carried out a wave of strikes throughout the strip, Norway called on international donors to resume payments to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and a Moscow court rejected the latest appeal from American journalist Evan Gershkovich.
New York hush money trial judge considers if Trump violated gag order
Former President Trump's hush money trial continued Tuesday. On the witness stand, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker described the relationship between Trump and the tabloid during the 2016 campaign, where it would squash negative stories about him and publish critical ones about his rivals. But as William Brangham reports, the judge has to rule on Trump's behavior outside the court.