Ryan Garza

1 week ago | freep.com | Ryan Garza

They came to this small town to improve their lives. But they got more than they bargained for. By John Carlisle. Visuals by Ryan GarzaDetroit Free PressColumnist John Carlisle and photojournalist Ryan Garza spent a year exploring the cultural evolution of Hamtramck. Hamtramck, a town with a population of about 28,000, is a 2-square-mile island in the middle of Detroit. Behold! For verily what follows is the life of an immigrant teen in Hamtramck.

1 week ago | freep.com | Ryan Garza

For a century, Hamtramck was known as 'Little Poland.' Then Muslim immigrants poured into town, changing everything. By John Carlisle. Visuals by Ryan GarzaDetroit Free PressColumnist John Carlisle and photojournalist Ryan Garza spent a year exploring the cultural evolution of Hamtramck. Hamtramck, a town of about 2 square miles, sits like an island in the middle of Detroit. Six hours to go. The morning light shone through the windows and illuminated the crucifix on the wall.

2 months ago | freep.com | Ryan Garza

Ryan GarzaApprentice Riley Farris, right, 20, of Flint, works on a customer’s Ford F-150 Raptor in for service at LaFontaine Ford Grand Blanc in Flint on Monday, March 3, 2025. Ford is adding $4 million more to its fund to award scholarships to students to study becoming a service technician. It is key to solving a nationwide shortage that is expected to worsen.

Feb 19, 2025 | freep.com | Ryan Garza

Ryan GarzaSolomon Kinloch, Jr. shakes hands of supporters after speaking to a crowd on stage at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, while announcing he will be running for the Detroit mayoral position. Ryan Garza, Detroit Free PressSolomon Kinloch, Jr. and his wife Robin Kinloch join together on stage after he spoke to a crowd at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, while announcing he will be running for the Detroit mayoral position.

Jan 31, 2025 | freep.com | Ryan Garza

As the numbing wind whipped across the slopes of Otsego Resort in Gaylord, Wadette Bradford,, of Birmingham and her daughter Kensington Moorehead made it just in time to board a small bus for the bumpy shuttle ride, winding along a snow-covered trail, back to the top for their afternoon ski lesson. For people of color, Bradford said, "Nontraditional sports like skiing can be lonely. You have people who have the resources to ski, but they’re there, and they’re alone.