Nushrat Rahman

3 weeks ago | bridgedetroit.com | Nushrat Rahman

This story has been updated with new information from the city of Detroit. The federal goverment began pausing operations late last week at dozens of Job Corps centers across the country, including three in Michigan. The “phased pause” by the U.S. Department of Labor started May 29 after an internal review of the program, according to a news release.

3 weeks ago | freep.com | Nushrat Rahman

The U.S. Department of Labor began a nationwide "phased pause" in operations at 99 Job Corps centers, including three Michigan-based locations. Democats from Michigan called for a reversal of the decision. The federal goverment began pausing operations late last week at dozens of Job Corps centers across the country, including three in Michigan. The "phased pause" by the U.S. Department of Labor started May 29 after an internal review of the program, according to a news release.

1 month ago | freep.com | Nushrat Rahman |Clara Jane Hendrickson

The State of the People POWER Tour, a nationwide campaign, wants to amplify Black voices and communities. The tour stopped in Detroit, featuring civic, religious and business leaders. An 11-city tour convening Black leaders, community organizers and resources at a time of rapid political and economic change has arrived in Detroit.

1 month ago | freep.com | Nushrat Rahman

More than half of the survey participants said they'd experienced evictions. Sealy-Jefferson wanted to study the link between evictions and health. A survey of Black women in metro Detroit during the years since the COVID-19 pandemic found more than half of respondents reported experiencing an eviction in their lifetime. A research paper published May 14 by native Detroiter Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson sheds new light on the scale of evictions among Black women.

1 month ago | eu.battlecreekenquirer.com | Nushrat Rahman

President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring the federal government to stop issuing paper checks, starting Sept. 30. Local financial experts say the transition has pros and cons. How to get help transitioning from paper checks to electronic payments. The federal government is phasing out paper checks in favor of electronic payments this fall, and financial experts both welcomed and cautioned the move.