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1 week ago | 
wdet.org | Lauren Myers |Cary Junior II |Tia Graham
Americans are struggling to find affordable places to live. With the cost of living, gas and groceries going up, Detroit it is no exception. According to a report from the Detroit Justice Center, Detroit is behind in supplying affordable homes to residents. Still, this is an issue city leaders have tried to address. For the better part of a decade, officials have invested millions of dollars into affordable housing projects. But the city is still unable to keep up with demand.
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1 week ago | 
wdet.org | Robyn Vincent |Cary Junior II
Public trust in the free press has been steadily declining for decades and President Donald Trump’s combative relationship with the news media has further eroded that trust. He frequently refers to the free press as “the enemy of the people” and “fake news.” Those words have had an impact. In 2020, American journalists faced a sharp rise in attacks, especially during the Black Lives Matter protests.
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2 weeks ago | 
wdet.org | Cary Junior II |Tia Graham
Last week, a federal judge sentenced the former Chief Financial Officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, William Smith, to 19 years in prison for embezzling $44 million from the nonprofit over 12 years. The Riverfront Conservancy is a pretty prominent organization, responsible for all the changes along Detroit’s Riverwalk. So how did one man manage to dodge accountability? Investigative reporter Violet Ikonomova has been covering the story for the Detroit Free Press.
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3 weeks ago | 
wdet.org | Tia Graham |Cary Junior II
The world of fashion is under pressure. Sales have slowed in recent years. People are spending less on clothes due to inflation and economic uncertainty. People are also rethinking how they support an industry with many issues. The ugly reality is that the fashion industry has devastated our environment. That, coupled with exploitative in manufacturing, have buyers reconsidering both what they buy and where they are buying clothes from.
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3 weeks ago | 
wdet.org | Tia Graham |Cary Junior II
If you go to the library to borrow a book, you are just scratching the surface of all the tools and resources the library has to offer. The Detroit Public Library System stretches across the city, providing access to laptops you can take home, experts and information on the stock market, a place to record and edit your own podcast and so much more. Kathryn Dowgiewicz is a public relations specialist for the Detroit Public Library.
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3 weeks ago | 
wdet.org | Cary Junior II |Tia Graham
There are more women attending college in the U.S. than men, . And more women have today than men of the same age. Research shows the more education a person gets, the lower their chances are of living in poverty. Today on The Metro, we’re having a conversation on why boys are struggling with two people who are working to help Black boys find success right here in Detroit — Black Male Educators Alliance Founder Curtis Lewis and Bottom Line Executive Director Danielle North.
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3 weeks ago | 
wdet.org | Cary Junior II |Tia Graham
The United States spends more on health care costs than any other rich nation, yet maternal death rates remain alarmingly higher than comparable countries. Those risks are much higher for Black women, who are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White woman, according the CDC. Racial disparities in quality health care, underlying chronic conditions and social determinants of health are all contributing factors to pregnancy-related complications.
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4 weeks ago | 
wdet.org | Robyn Vincent |Tia Graham |Cary Junior II
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The U.S. health care system hasn’t been great about taking care of expectant mothers, especially moms of color. Data has shown that stark racial disparities in maternal and infant health have existed for decades, with Black and American Indian mothers more likely to die as a result of childbirth. In Detroit, a lot of expectant moms face grim outcomes in a number of ways.
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1 month ago | 
wdet.org | Robyn Vincent |Cary Junior II
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last school year, the number of Michigan students who missed more than 10% of school days was among the highest in the nation, at nearly 30%. And the rate among Detroit students was more than double that. Wayne State University researchers Jeremy Singer and Sarah Lenhoff study educational equity. They believe the first step is to think of the problem differently.
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2 months ago | 
wdet.org | John Filbrandt |Robyn Vincent |Cary Junior II
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. You’ve probably heard the saying “small businesses are the backbone of the economy.” It’s true, and they’re also so much more, including places to connect with the community. Locally-owned businesses can only succeed if people shop local. Nowadays, that often means choosing not to shop for convenience or bottom dollar bargains from mega-stores and companies like Amazon, Walmart or Target.
