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Detroit’s ‘BLAC’ magazine accused of nonpayment, ghosting since 2020 acquisition

The lifestyle and culture publication hasn’t printed since September

By Alex Washington

Feb 3, 2023

BLAC Detroit magazine’s website and social media pages have gone cold. Outside of the occasional reshare on the publication’s Instagram story, there hasn’t been any new content produced in the past week...

Several BLAC magazine covers. The magazine has seen a chaotic run under new owner Billy Strawter Jr.

Detroit’s QLine is testing $5 park-and-ride pilot program

Riders can park in a WSU lot during weekends in February to head downtown by streetcar

By Lee DeVito

The QLine streetcar passes by in downtown Detroit.

Whitmer signs bill to move Michigan’s presidential primary to February

This could give our battleground state more influence in the primary election outcome

By Steve Neavling

Detroiters vote in the midterm elections in Detroit.

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Detroit’s paratransit services contract expired after the city council rejected its renewal in November 2022.

By Steve Neavling

Feb 3, 2023

Ethics complaint alleges improper hiring of Detroit paratransit leader

Detroiters held a vigil to honor Tyre Nichols last week.

By Steve Neavling

Feb 3, 2023

Detroit Council President Sheffield to advocate duty-to-intervene ordinance following Tyre Nichols death

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Michigan News

Video shows Isaac Thomas striking an officer with a flagpole at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

By Steve Neavling

Feb 1, 2023

Michigan couple lost grandma’s car after rioting at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, FBI says

Black lawmakers call on Michigan Legislature to revive police reform bills after Tyre Nichols’s death

By Steve Neavling

Jan 31, 2023

Black lawmakers call on Michigan Legislature to revive police reform bills after Tyre Nichols’s death

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Politics & Elections

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly.

By Steve Neavling

Jan 27, 2023

Slotkin mulls U.S. Senate run after Stabenow announced retirement

City of Flint.

By Steve Neavling

Jan 26, 2023

Yes, a Flint councilwoman called residents ‘janky’ — but not all residents

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The world’s largest Kwanzaa kinara shines in Detroit, and more of our biggest stories of 2022 (2)

Dec 30, 2022

The world’s largest Kwanzaa kinara shines in Detroit, and more of our biggest stories of 2022

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Rejected Michigan license plates from 2022 and earlier [NSFW]

Rejected Michigan license plates from 2022 and earlier [NSFW]

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Birds spotted by Detroit Audubon photographer Evan Deutsch on Belle Isle

Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer sworn in for second term following Democrats’ historic victory [PHOTOS]

Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer sworn in for second term following Democrats’ historic victory [PHOTOS]

The Duggan administration’s contract with Transdev

Detroit City Council was placed with an impossible decision — renew a contract with Transdev, the city’s subpar paratransit service, or leave the city’s disabled residents without free transportation. Many members of the disability community were against a renewed contract with Transdev, leading to council to reject it before a new operator could be secured. Mayor Mike Duggan initially said the city would have no choice but to reduce paratransit service by 70% in 2023, until the Federal Transit Administration said Detroit was violating federal law by failing to fully fund rides for disabled residents. To avoid federal oversight, Duggan then used his emergency powers to set up temporary paratransit services through four different companies while the city seeks bids for a permanent provider. He also lambasted the council, calling them “dysfunctional,” but many blind Detroiters were glad for Transdev to get the boot, and told horror stories of dealing with its chronically late drivers who frequently dropped them off at the wrong locations. (The U.S. Dept. of Justice is investigating possible civil rights violations.) The council actually listened to residents for a change, but it left Detroit in a terribly awkward position. —Randiah Camille Green

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