Coping with the COVID-19 Crisis

Christy McDonald talks with Executive Director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan, Dr. Phillip Knight, about the difference between food insecurity now vs pre-COVID.

Christy McDonald talks with Detroit Regional Chamber President & CEO, Sandy Baruah, about what the Mackinac Policy Conference might look like in the future.

Detroit City Council President Pro Tem, Mary Sheffield, talks with Stephen Henderson about demanding the Department of Justice to investigate potential civil rights violations when it comes to local, state, and federal leaders’ response to COVID-19.

Christy talks with Dan Hurley, CEO of Michigan Association of State Universities, about universities’ financial stability right now, concerns over state funding next year.

One Detroit takes a look at what some Asian Americans are experiencing and how it connects to an incident here in Detroit nearly 40 years ago.

Christy McDonald spoke with Governor Whitmer about her response to Republicans in the legislature’s comments on her executive orders as well as the citizen-led petition drive to change the 1945 constitutional law.

Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey spoke with Nolan Finley about the citizen-led petition to limit the governor’s emergency powers as well as about the state’s budget.

Nolan Finley spoke with Detroit mayor, Mike Duggan, about the decreasing COVID-19 death rate and the effects of social distancing.

Christy McDonald checks in with Detroit Area Agency on Aging’s CEO, Ron Taylor, and clinical director, Sylvia Brown, about meeting seniors’ need during the pandemic.

Automation Alley CEO, Tom Kelly, tells One Detroit’s Bill Kubota, that the coronavirus crisis just might be the wake-up call needed to redirect manufacturing into a new era.

Dima El-Gamal from the Muslim Unity Center and Imam Mustapha Elturk speak with Christy McDonald about the significance of the holy month of Ramadan to the Muslim community and how the community is addressing the challenges of social distancing.

Databases are being compiled of reported racism against Asian Americans related to the pandemic, and among those keeping an eye on the situation in Metro Detroit are attorney Roland Hwang and Richard Mui with Asian Pacific Islander American Vote Michigan.

One Detroit’s Christy McDonald talked to Crystal Coleman, Clinical Director at the Children’s Center about how a community tries to cope with the sudden losses the coronavirus has caused.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke with One Detroit’s Christy McDonald about the important factors at play when it comes to re-opening Michigan, the state’s needs when it comes to testing supplies, as well as budget concerns.

Christy McDonald talks to Rev. Simmons in Brightmoor about coping with COVID-19 and how we as a community should respond.

Christy McDonald talks with County Executive Warren Evans about the biggest issues Wayne County is grappling with during the COVID-19 crisis

Christy McDonald talks to Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist about a new Task Force on Racial Disparities and the last 40 days in Michigan.

Christy McDonald catches up with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Erin Hunter to talk family and coping with the pandemic stay at home orders.

Nolan Finley talks with Eric Larson, CEO of Larson Realty about the challenges of “re-opening” the economy in Detroit and across the country.

One Detroit Associate Producer talks with The Root Senior Writer Michael Harriot about how the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing how social & economic disparities particularly among Black & Brown Americans impact the country as a whole.

One Detroit’s Christy McDonald talks with researcher Alisa Shearer about data out of the Pew Research Center about news fatigue and COVID-19 coverage.

Christy talks with Special Education Director, Dr. Lanissa Freeman, about how Southfield Public Schools is meeting the needs of special education students.

Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Solomon Kinloch, Jr., pastor of Triumph Church, about the challenges churches face in the wake of COVID-19.