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The Detroit Ceasefire Choir says it was barred from singing in Campus Martius Park to call for peace in Gaza

Tags: Metro Detroit, Government, Music, Detroit Ceasefire Choir, Campus Martius Park, Mike Duggan, Detroit 300, gaza, Israel, Palestine

The former state senator is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, who is challenging his candidacy

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Shri Thanedar, Adam Hollier, Congress, 13th District, politics, election, petition signatures, fraudulent signatures

The internationally recognized poet from Detroit is ready for her new role

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The Detroit Democrat blasted her colleagues and President Biden for funding the war

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Rashida Tlaib, Detroit, Congress, U.S. House, Israel, Palestine, ceasefire, Rafah, aid to Israel

By mowing less, organizers hope to help feed pollinators, preserve their habitat, and benefit the climate

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Nature, No Mow May, Traverse City, Michigan environment

“He might as well retire,” one commenter said. “Tell him bring his kids and we might come.”

Tags: Metro Detroit, Music, News, Brian McKnight, Detroit concert cancellation, Detroit concerts, Brian McKnight controversy, Brian McKnight deadbeat father, Detroit news

Plus: Trump trashes Detroit; Tigers TV blackout

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Michigan State Police used physical force and pepper spray during a tense standoff at the UMMA

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Campus police forcibly removed students from a public meeting who were engaged in peaceful, nonviolent protest

Tags: Metro Detroit, Education, News, Israel, Hamas, Wayne State University, divestment, Wayne State University Board of Directors, Kimberly Espy

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Detroit People’s Food Co-Op is a full-scale grocery store run by its members

Tags: Metro Detroit, Local Businesses, Food & Drink Features, Detroit People’s Food Co-Op, food, Grocery store, Detroit, Woodward Avenue, food insecurity, black empowerment, co-op, Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network

An urban farm fights to stay open as the city mulls a livestock ordinance

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The records provide a stronger link between Michigan’s illegal plot and Trump’s national campaign

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General's Office, fake electors, Donald Trump, Kenneth Chesebro, Michigan, Republicans, Michigan Republican Party

The legislation would crackdown on noisy, illegally modified car mufflers and exhausts

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Cars, woodward, classic cars, Michigan, Detroit, Royal Oak, modified exhaust, noise pollution, Michigan House of Representatives

The controversy is likely going to be hashed out in court

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Judge Dana Hathaway, Wayne County Circuit Court, Detroit, Wayne County, Robert Davis, ballot, election, Michigan Bureau of Elections, Michigan Secretary of State

Opponents of the tunnel worry about Line 5 continuing to operate, risking a spill and billions of dollars of damage to the environment

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Nature, Enbridge, Line 5, Great Lakes

In ‘The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America,’ the author interrogates privilege

Tags: Metro Detroit, Books, Civil Rights, Tracie McMillan, Detroit, Oakland County, racism, Michigan authors