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Black Detroiters are fleeing the city at an alarming rate

We talked to 10 former Detroiters about why they left, where they went, and whether they have any regrets

By Steve Neavling

Mar 29, 2023

This is the first part of an ongoing series about racial and economic disparities in Detroit. Marcus Carey feels “perpetually stuck.”

Black Detroiters are fleeing the city at an alarming rate

Detroit City Council approves hundreds of millions in tax incentives for District Detroit

Never mind that the Ilitch organization failed to deliver on job and development promises a decade ago

By Steve Neavling

Protesters called on Detroit City Council to oppose a tax incentive plan for the Ilitch organization and billionaire Stephen Ross earlier this month.

Detroit civil rights icon Sarah E. Ray’s house to become a museum and community garden under new owner

The Detroit Land Bank Authority has sold the derelict home to a local businesswoman

By Randiah Camille Green

Detroit civil rights icon Sarah E. Ray’s house to become a museum and community garden under new owner

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Wayne County workers busted for allegedly falsifying their time sheets

By Steve Neavling

Three Wayne County workers are being charged with larceny.

Rick Haglund: Whitmer says ‘bigotry is bad for business.’ Is it true?

By Rick Haglund, Michigan Advance

Rainbow flags fly in front of the Detroit’s GM Renaissance Center during Pride Month.

Hamtramck-based ‘pop star wannabe’ Mara Wanna explores grief on ‘Half of the Man’

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Demolition begins on long-abandoned La Choy factory along Joe Louis Greenway in Detroit

By Steve Neavling

Demolition began on the abandoned La Choy factory on Detroit's west side.

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