Tag: coronavirus
9/13/21: One Detroit – Cranbrook / Daniel Bernard Roumain / Satori Shakoor / Ballet Edge Detroit / Sphinx
Sep 13, 2021
Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research is embracing technology by giving design tours on social media. Daniel Bernard Roumain uses his art to impact social change.
Read More7/9/20: One Detroit – Roundtable / Black Lives Matter / Continuing Series of Small Indignities
Jul 9, 2020
CultureSource’s Omari Rush, Shannon Cason, professional photographer Alex Forrer, journalist Devin Scillian and musician Alex Way.
Read More7/6/20: One Detroit – Omari Rush / Shannon Cason / Alex Forrer / Devin Scillian / Alex Way
Jul 6, 2020
CultureSource’s Omari Rush, Shannon Cason, professional photographer Alex Forrer, journalist Devin Scillian and musician Alex Way.
Read More7/5/20: American Black Journal – COVID-19 Impact on Mental Health / Racial Disparities During the Pandemic / Music by Anita Dumar
Jul 2, 2020
Stephen talks with the Rev. Horace Sheffield III, the head of DABO (Detroit Association of Black Organizations), about his personal battle with COVID-19 and the impact of the virus on Detroiters.
Read More7/2/20: One Detroit – Eviction Concerns / Police Brutality & Systemic Racism Roundtable / Benny Napoleon / Shatila Bakery
Jul 2, 2020
An in-depth discussion of the national and global protests against police brutality and systemic racism.
Read More6/28/20: American Black Journal – Dr. Nikolai Vitti / Satori Shakoor / Sphinx Org
Jun 26, 2020
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.
Read More6/22/20: One Detroit – Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Lisa Waud / The Wretched Movie / Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus
Jun 21, 2020
DSO musicians will mentor young Interlochen artists through virtual orchestral repertoire workshops and more as part of the newly launched Interlochen Online.
Read More6/21/20: American Black Journal – Roundtable On George Floyd Protests, Police Brutality & Systemic Racism
Jun 18, 2020
We’ve assembled a special roundtable of guests for a candid conversation about the protests that have erupted around the world after the death of George Floyd.
Read More6/7/20: American Black Journal – Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony / Small Business Workshop
Jun 5, 2020
Stephen has a frank conversation with Detroit NAACP President, Rev. Wendell Anthony, about the murder of George Floyd while in police custody and the protests across the country.
Read More6/4/20: One Detroit – Rev. Wendell Anthony / Charity Dean / Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist / Mark Hackel / Mark Kurlyandchik
Jun 4, 2020
Stephen Henderson talks with Detroit NAACP President, Rev. Wendell Anthony; Will Glover talks with Charity Dean, Director of Civil Rights, Inclusion, and Opportunity for the City of Detroit.
Read More5/31/20: American Black Journal – Warren Evans / Mental health toll on African Americans
May 29, 2020
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans talks with Stephen about COVID-19, its impact on the county, and how it is disrupting the 2020 Census count.
Read More5/28/20: One Detroit – Dr. Phillip Knight / Refraction AI / Warren Evans / #MPCMoments / Planted Detroit
May 28, 2020
Christy talks with Dr. Phillip Knight, Executive Director of the Food Bank Association of MI. The co-founders of U-M startup, Refraction AI, have been working to meet the challenges of the pandemic when it comes to contactless food delivery.
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News From Around Detroit
- Art behind bars: U-M program is changing lives of Michigan inmatesby Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Artwork from current and former inmates is on display through Sunday in the Free Your Mind: Art and Incarceration in Michigan exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
- With a new director coming soon, what’s the state of DDOT?by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Detroit Department of Transportation leader Mikel Oglesby is leaving at the close of October, prompting some advocates and union officials to worry about DDOT’s future. Oglesby and city leaders say plans will stay on track.
- Metro Detroit students start new school year with familiar challenges, fresh solutionsby Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Orlando Bailey, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press and Micah Walker (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The 2023-24 year marks the fourth full school year since the pandemic started, and offers the state’s public schools an opportunity to recalibrate academic recovery programs, tackle mental health issues, and address longstanding problems.
- New school year and new challenges on the first day of school in metro Detroitby Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Orlando Bailey and Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
As the new school year begins in Detroit Public Schools Community District and others across Michigan, students face familiar challenges — with the promise of fresh solutions.
- Eastside Community Network regroups after center rammed by pickup truckby Olivia Lewis (Olivia Lewis, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Benjamin Noah Weinstein, a 42-year-old white Detroiter, is charged with six felonies in connection with the Aug. 19 incident that damaged the longtime community center with a predominately Black membership
National Headlines
- WATCH LIVE: U.S. Postal Service unveils stamp for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The stamp comes just over three years after Ginsburg died while still serving on the Court at 87.
- WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing after Congress narrowly avoids budget shutdown
Congress will again need to fund the government in coming weeks risking a crisis as views are hardening, particularly among the right-flank lawmakers whose demands were ultimately swept aside this time in favor of a more bipartisan approach.
- New Supreme Court term begins as ethics concerns persist
The term is shaping up as an important one for social media as the court grapples with applying older laws and rulings to the digital age.