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Once An Icon Of Detroit Decay, Historic Train Station Has New Owner: Ford

11:28pm June 11, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Michigan Central Station's crumbling halls have been the subject of much "ruin porn." Now the depot is likely to become home for the automaker's self-driving and electric car divisions.

A couple sits on Belle Isle while looking at the skyline in Detroit, Michigan, in 2017. The city has been released from state oversight of its finances after several years of scrutiny.

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Detroit Released From Financial Oversight, 3 Years After Emerging From Bankruptcy

5:57pm April 30, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The city has been monitored by the state of Michigan since December 2014, when city officials retook control after the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

The idea was conceived as a way to highlight how current anti-immigration sentiment echoes slurs against Irish people who came to America after the potato famine in the 1840s.

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Kiss Off, You're Irish: In Experiment, Detroit Pub Bans St. Patrick's Day Revelers

3:41pm March 20, 2018

by Kristen Hartke

To help humanize and bring historical perspective to the issue of immigration, the "No Irish Pub" turned away people based on two criteria: being Irish or wearing green to celebrate St. Paddy's Day.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during his election night victory gathering on Tuesday.

Democrats Sweep Mayoral Elections In New York, Other Major Cities

9:52am November 08, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Bill de Blasio won re-election handily. Democratic incumbents also won in Boston and Detroit. And Charlotte, N.C., elected its first female African-American mayor.

In this photo from July 24, 1967, a police officer searches a youth on Detroit's 12th Street.

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Detroit 1967: There's Still A Debate Over What To Call It

2:27pm July 28, 2017

by Maria Paz Gutierrez

The unrest in the Motor City a half-century ago this summer left 43 dead. It was one of the most devastating episodes of civil conflict in the 20th century. But was it a riot or a rebellion?

Norman Lippitt puts his feet up in his Birmingham, Mich., office.

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Defense Attorney For Police In 'Algiers Motel Shooting': 'Am I A Soulless Person?'

8:24pm July 23, 2017

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Norman Lippitt defended Detroit police officers after the 1967 death of three black men, in what's known as the Algiers Motel shooting. NPR's Michel Martin discusses the case with Lippitt.

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Detroit resident Teresa Moore, who has lived in the city's 8 Mile Road neighborhood for 59 years, stands in front of what she calls a "segregation wall."

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In Detroit, A Colorful Mural Stands As A Reminder Of The City's 'Segregation Wall'

5:43pm July 22, 2017

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Detroit's Birwood Wall is now decorated with murals — children playing, Detroit Tigers, people of all races living in harmony. But when this wall was built in the 1940s, integration was not the goal.

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A streetcar rides along Woodward Avenue on Friday in Detroit — the city's first in 61 years. The QLine project was led by private businesses and philanthropic organizations in partnership with local, state and the federal government.

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After 61 Years, Detroit Gets A Streetcar Once More

6:46pm May 12, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The QLine opened to the public on Friday morning, after 10 years of planning and political wrangling. Its backers say the project should be seen primarily as economic development, not transit.

Interdisciplinary artist and TED Fellow, Damon Davis.

At TED This Week, Two Speakers Got To The Root Of Things

3:46pm April 28, 2017

by Nina Gregory

At the TED Conference in Vancouver this week, two Fellows, Devita Davison and Damon Davis talked about putting ideas to work to invigorate marginalized communities from within.

Minara Begum (left) and her sister, Rajna Begum, served coconut Mishti (sweets) at the first Bandhu Gardens pop-up at Rose's Fine Food last July.

This Garden Connects Bangladeshi Women With Restaurants — And Each Other

6:42pm March 14, 2017

by Dorothy Hernandez

The female-run Bandhu Gardens in Michigan sells surplus vegetables from backyards and hosts pop-up dinners and cooking classes to help meet the needs of recent immigrants and their families back home.