Category: Community Update

WATCH NOW – Racism: The Real Public Health Crisis

Systemic racism has led to lead poisoning, air pollution and other factors risking the health of people of color. A recent virtual event focused on this crucial issue, featuring a presentation by Dr. Michelle Williams, dean of Harvard’s School of Public Health.

Sundown towns: Then and now

One Detroit talked with BridgeDetroit’s Bryce Huffman, about his recent report on how many Detroit suburbs are wrestling with their legacy of being sundown towns that carried out anti-black policies.

Policing, the community & schools

Stephen Henderson talked with Misha Stallworth, Detroit Public Schools board member, and Sherry McRill, President and CEO of Northeast Integrated Health, about strategies to support the police and the public.

The paywall cometh, this week

The Detroit News and Free Press start delivering some of their news by paid subscription starting Wednesday August 12.

Chalkbeat Detroit: 5 key questions that could shape the future of virtual learning in Michigan

Even with most back-to-school policy in Michigan still up in the air, one thing is already clear about the fall: Schools will continue the extraordinary online learning experiment that began when classrooms closed this spring.

Detroit, a pandemic and the census

Victoria Kovari is leading the charge on the 2020 Detroit Census and talks to One Detroit about the challenges of getting more people to participate in the middle of a pandemic.

Closing the reading gap in Detroit Public Schools

Pamela Good runs Beyond Basics, a reading improvement program that’s been implemented in Detroit to help solve the literacy deficit in DPSCD students.

8/7/20: American Black Journal – Policing, the Community & Schools / Detroit Trinity International Film Festival

Stephen talks with Sherry McRill of Northeast Integrated Health about a program that sends social and behavioral health experts on calls with police to help provide needed services to the community.

Clawson: One city under a pandemic

In the wake of the pandemic – how does a town cope? One Detroit looks at the challenges for retailers in the city of Clawson, nestled between Royal Oak and Troy in southeast Oakland County.

How Disability Network Wayne County-Detroit is meeting needs during the pandemic

Lori Hill Sanders, executive director of The Disability Network Wayne County-Detroit, explains how the organization is working to meet the needs of the disabled and disadvantaged during the crisis.

Chalkbeat Detroit: Watch Detroit teens speak about race and activism: ‘If you don’t advocate for yourself, no one will’

During the hour-long conversation, Detroit high school student tackled issues of racism, teaching Black history, police in schools, and activism.

Reopening Wayne State University

Stephen Henderson spoke with Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson about the university’s plans to reopen in the midst of COVID-19.

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News From Around Detroit

Michigan SOS Benson to mail millions of postcards to encourage absentee voting
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Michigan is again encouraging voting form and providing funds for cities to reimburse the cost for pre-paid return envelopes ahead of November.
FDA denies Henry Ford Health request to use hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
After U.S. Food and Drug Administration said hydroxychloroquine doesn't help coronavirus patients, Henry Ford Health System asked permission to use it.
Man suspected of taking photos under woman's skirt at Meijer; reward offered for info
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
A reward up to 1,000 is available for information in the incident.
'Tampon Tax' lawsuit against Michigan aims to end taxes on menstrual hygiene products
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
The lawsuit against Michigan was filed Tuesday in an effort to end taxes on menstrual hygiene products.
Black leaders call out Wayne State University for low Black Detroit student enrollment
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Detroit leaders held a press conference Thursday to state that Wayne State University has low Black enrollment and retention.

National Headlines

Computer scientist, pixel inventor Russell Kirsch dead at 91

Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world's first digital photograph, died Aug. 11 at his home in Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reported.
Fauci says despite upcoming election, science will not be politicized

The United States has reported its highest daily death toll from COVID-19 since mid-May, with nearly 1,500 lives lost Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the lag between rising cases and deaths, how schools can decide if it's safe for in-person learning and why he feels confident about a vaccine.
Trump administration looks to ease showerhead water flow rules

Wednesday's proposal would alter how a 1992 energy conservation law is interpreted, allowing showerheads with multiple nozzles to spray far more water. Officials say it is about consumer choice. Conservation and consumer experts call the proposal silly, unnecessary and wasteful.