Author: Lea Vigi

5/21/20: One Detroit – Brian Calley / YumVillage / John McElroy / Belle Isle Aquarium

May 21, 2020

Detroit’s own Belle Isle Aquarium shared video of their own Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches checking out the space, designed by famed Detroit architect, Albert Kahn.

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Small businesses prep for reopening

May 20, 2020

Christy talks with Brian Calley, current President of the Small Business Association of Michigan, about the measures small businesses must take to reopen.

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Chef Godwin gets real about re-opening

May 19, 2020

One Detroit’s Will Glover talks with YumVillage owner and head chef Godwin Ihentuge about what the real challenges for small businesses to open are.

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5/18/20: One Detroit – Dennis Coffey / Brian McCollum / Michigan Opera Theatre / Mark Scott / Misty Copeland

May 18, 2020

Brian McCollum, music writer and columnist at the Detroit Free Press, talks with Christy McDonald about the recent partnership between Detroit Public TV and the Detroit Free Press.

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Can Michigan’s auto industry bounce back?

May 18, 2020

Christy McDonald talks to Autoline host John McElroy about the realities facing the Michigan auto industry and what it needs to bounce back.

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When Black Americans took up arms with Michael Harriot

May 17, 2020

Associate Producer Will Glover talks to Senior Writer from The Root Michael Harriot to find out how Black and Brown Americans feel after the Ahmaud Arbery murder and more.

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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

About 4 in 10 Americans see China as an enemy, a Pew report shows
The findings come as the Biden administration is seeking to stabilize U.S.-China relations to avoid miscalculations that could result in clashes.
Biden condemns violence and disorder as some college protests escalate into confrontations
While many protests on college campuses have been peaceful and many of the arrested are not students, this week has seen a series of escalating confrontations, occupations and shutdowns. That led President Biden to condemn violence and disorder following the latest developments at UCLA. Geoff Bennett discussed the largely peaceful encampment at Wesleyan University with President Michael S. Roth.
News Wrap: Rebuilding Baltimore bridge will take 4 years and cost $2 billion
In our news wrap Thursday, officials announced rebuilding the Key Bridge in Baltimore will take four years and cost nearly $2 billion, Hamas is sending a delegation back to Egypt for talks on a Gaza cease-fire with Israel, U.S. intelligence says Iran's allies have paused attacks on American troops for now and Donald Trump stepped up threats to reject November's election results if he does not win.