Author: Zosette Guir

WATCH: COVID313 Community Coalition Virtual Town Hall Live

Jun 10, 2021

Each Thursday at noon, join the COVID313 Community Coalition for Families and Students for a Virtual Townhall focused on supporting parents, students, and families during the Coronavirus outbreak.

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Religious Diversity Journeys | Islam: Contributions, Prayer, and Celebrations

Apr 12, 2021

Join Maria as she learns more about Islam at the Muslim Unity Center in Bloomfield Township.

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3/25/21: One Detroit – Asian Americans / Minimum Wage / Healthcare / Tuskegee Airmen

Mar 25, 2021

Hundreds gathered in Detroit to denounce hate against the AAPI community. The need for caregivers is rapidly growing along with MI’s aging population.

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The Children’s Center on Kids’ Mental Health in a Pandemic

Mar 19, 2021

Stephen talks with the CEO and the Chief Clinical Officer of The Children’s Center about the mental health issues and trauma being experienced by kids.

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Chalkbeat Detroit: Michigan lost 62,000 students this fall, thousands more than estimated

Mar 18, 2021

Declining enrollment is a sign of a turbulent year for Michigan students. If the trend doesn’t reverse, it could also spell financial problems for districts across the state.

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One Detroit’s AAPI Coverage

Mar 17, 2021

As the U.S. continues its battle against COVID-19, it is also battling a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans.

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Detroiters urged to weigh in on helping end gerrymandering
by Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis | Bridge Detroit)
Michigan is expected to lose one congressional seat, so participation in redistricting meetings is “critical” for Detroiters to ensure they get adequate funding and representation.
Why is Detroit Police Department’s vaccination rate only 39%?
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman | Bridge Detroit)
Less than half of Detroit police, and city residents, are vaccinated for COVID-19. Here’s what this means for public health and safety in the city.
Detroit may step up its voice in national reparations movement
by Louis Aguilar (Louis Aguilar | Bridge Detroit)
In honor of Juneteenth, City Council Pro Tem Mary Sheffield will introduce a resolution recognizing the City’s unjust treatment of Black people and, if approved, Detroit would join a growing national reparations movement.
Joel “Fluent” Greene shares Detroit truth without ‘the white gaze’
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman | Bridge Detroit)
Poet Joel “Fluent” Greene discusses his new book, “The Detroit Poems,” and what it's like to be from a gentrifying city.
Why the revision of Detroit’s city charter is so contentious
by Louis Aguilar (Louis Aguilar | Bridge Detroit)
The revised city charter that Detroiters may vote on would make unprecedented changes to government, an analysis finds.

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WATCH LIVE: Biden holds press conference after meeting with Putin
Biden arrived in Geneva Tuesday for a high-pressure meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. That's after a week-long series of confidence-building meetings between the U.S. leader and his European allies.
Israeli ultranationalists march in show of force in east Jerusalem
Hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting "Death to Arabs," paraded in east Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence just weeks after a war with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Coronavirus Delta variant 'may hit us pretty hard' this fall. Here's what you need to know
As Americans mourn 600,000 lives lost to COVID-19, two states once hit hard by the pandemic -- California and New York -- ended nearly all health restrictions on gatherings Tuesday in a sign of the return to normalcy. But states where vaccinations are lagging are not out of the woods yet, especially with the Delta variant. University of California's Dr. Robert Wachter joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.