Pollution and southwest Detroit

February 2nd, 20180 By Omar Abdel-Baqui The Latino Press "These particles and chemicals can penetrate our body and enter our bloodstream and wreak havoc on health. We have only recently realized the serious damage PM2.5 can cause." - Guy Williams, president & CEO of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice Residents of southwest Detroit...

Squeezed Out: Rising rents and gentrification are the dark side of Detroit’s resurgence

December 1st, 20170 By Stacey Gittleman Detroit Jewish News Contributing Writer DETROIT — It is the dark side of urban revitalization. A rundown part of town gets a facelift. Old buildings with good bones are gutted and restored while others come down to make way for shining new structures. Trendy shops and restaurants open and a once...

The Impact of the 1967 Detroit rebellion on Arab Americans

July 28th, 20170 DETROIT— In the dark hours before sunrise on Sunday, July 23, 1967, no one knew that Detroit would be ablaze for the next five days , leaving countless citizens injured and 43 dead. The summer of 1967 changed Detroit forever. Before any looting, arson or fighting began that day, the Detroit Free Press reported that an undercover...

The future of most business districts outside of Downtown Detroit is uncertain

May 30th, 20170 By Lester Graham | Michigan Radio There are small business districts throughout Detroit that are barely hanging on. They were once thriving. But, population loss, and the loss of wealth in the neighborhoods have caused hard times for neighborhood businesses. The question is: what to do with them now? In the MorningSide neighborhood...