Category: Social Justice

Shannon Cason’s brutally honest storytelling

Shannon Cason’s podcast Homemade Stories encourages people to step out of their comfort zones, all in the quest of better stories.

HighScope: Ensuring adequate early childhood education & care

Stacey Abrams, Chastity Pratt and Dr. Iheoma Iruka, Chief Research Innovation Officer at HighScope talk about the importance of pre-K learning, ensuring adequate early childhood education and day care in the long term.

Should Black Americans need to keep explaining racism to white people?

Will Glover asks The Root senior writer Michael Harriot about when Black Americans should stop having to explain what is and is not racism to white people.

Housing insecurity: Eviction concerns mount during the pandemic

Non-profit groups are trying to provide assistance to renters in order to stave off evictions, which could lead to an increase in vacancies.

Shatila Bakery: How a Dearborn landmark is faring during the health crisis?

One Detroit’s Will Glover talks with Shatila Bakery’s Vice President, Nada Shatila, about surviving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education in the time of COVID: School plans

Christy McDonald interviews superintendents on the options for returning to the classroom in the fall.

Joan Belgrave on coping with grief through music

Joan Belgrave is Detroit’s most noted Jazz Singer, she talks with Christy McDonald about lost gigs and uncertainty during the current pandemic.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra meets Interlochen online

Detroit Symphony Orchestra joins Interlochen online for virtual arts camp.

COVID-313 Community Coalition Virtual Town Hall Week 14

With infection rates rising in other places, how big will the second COVID-19 wave hit here? Dr. Oveta Fuller of the University of Michigan Medical School has some thoughts on that and how well those filtration units work in the many offices that have reopened.

6/28/20: American Black Journal – Dr. Nikolai Vitti / Satori Shakoor / Sphinx Org

Stephen Henderson talks with Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti about the changes being put in place to keep students, teachers and staff safe. Master storyteller Satori Shakoor talks about the life-changing stories and messages coming out of the pandemic and George Floyd protests.

Mental health and the student mind

Christy McDonald talks with Karen Anthony, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant for Oakland Schools, and Sirrita Darby, Director of Detroit Heals Detroit about the toll the abrupt school change has taken on student mental health.

Catch the broadcast premiere of “A Continuing Series of Small Indignities” on DPTV

Beginning with the fifth grade, 59-year-old Rodney Harris recounts his personal history dealing with a lifetime of racism. “A Continuing Series of Small Indignities” airs Wednesday, June 24 at 11:30pm on Detroit Public Television.

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News From Around Detroit

Detroit policy staffer with 'bright future' killed in apparent murder-suicide
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
DeAndree Watson, 30, was found shot to death in his vehicle on Sunday in Westland, the victim of what police called a murder-suicide.
Organizers cancel Thunder Over Michigan air show over pandemic concerns
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
The annual Thunder Over Michigan air show is the latest summer extravaganza to be canceled this year, organizers announced Monday.
Metro Detroit's heat wave is about to get hotter with more humidity
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Daily high temperatures in the low to mid 90s will continue throughout this week, with increasing humidity each day, the Weather Services says.
Petition drive to repeal governor's emergency powers starts this week
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
The petition drive seeks to repeal the 1945 law Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has used to manage the coronavirus pandemic.
Michigan says 30,000 unemployment filers will have eligibility determined by July 20
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
The Unemployment Insurance Agency said it will either pay out benefits, determine the claimant is ineligible, or deem the filer unreachable.

National Headlines

Fossils reveal dinosaur forerunner smaller than a cellphone

Named Kongonaphon kely, which means tiny bug slayer, the creature looked like a dinosaur but scampered the Earth earlier, predating both dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs.
Uber buys Postmates in $2.65 billion deal

The acquisition enables the ride-hailing giant to increase its delivery offerings at a time when the global pandemic has suppressed customers' desire for rides while boosting home delivery needs.
A muted Fourth of July as virus shatters infection records

Fourth of July celebrations in many parts of the United States were muted this year, overshadowed by a virus spreading with alarming speed. The national death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 130,000, and hospitals in the South and West particularly are struggling to keep up with the demand for urgent care. Still, some Americans oppose shutdowns and mask requirements. William Brangham reports.