DCBRP 2015

In Detroit we hear a lot about the negative aspects of life like rapes, killings, and violence against the nation so I would like to share some great news. People are not exposed to the positive highlights of Detroit like community activities, free events, and the great places to sight-see. “Detroit’s beloved doorman: ‘I’m back […]

http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/peoples-water-board-makes-70-mile-justice-journey-walking-from-detroit-to-flint The article above is about the rally that took place today downtown in front of the Spirit of Detroit to kick off the Detroit to Flint Water Justice Journey. The campaign, started by the People’s Water Board, is an effort to protest the city’s mass shutoff of water to over twenty-five thousand households.   People’s Water

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/special-reports/2015/07/01/quicken-loans-blight-dilemma/29537285/ The Detroit News recently released a special report that implicates Dan Gilbert’s company, Quicken Loans, in Detroit’s struggles with blight. Gilbert is seen by many as one of Detroit’s “saviors.” He is sometimes credited with single-handedly reviving downtown. Though he has not been without controversy, he is still regarded as much more of a

While doing research for my job, I came across the article “Planning Appropriately For Our Future” by Meagan Elliott. It is an after-thought to a gentrification panel that was hosted by Model D, and in the piece Elliott reflects on the differences between physical and cultural displacement. Physical displacement, which is usually the only type of displacement associated

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2015/03/detroiters_fight_once_again_to.html This article gives a good briefing of what is going on in Southwest Detroit but it fails to speak to the soul of the people. In this deal proposed by the billion dollar Moroun family want a property swap so that they can build an additional bridge span between the United States and Canada.

I can tell that this is going to be a relatively long blog post- due to my strong stance on this issue. As I continue my education, I have noticed flaws in U.S. society and the government policies that allow these flaws to occur. In particular, America’s broken prison system infuriates me. Throughout this summer,

48217: Life in Michigan’s most polluted ZIP code One of the most memorable and haunting experiences I’ve had so far in this program was on a “toxic tour” where I witnessed children play mere yards away from a steel factory. A few politicians and I were shaken up seeing people going about their daily lives

This week we were asked to respond to an article about the city of Detroit. I immediately thought of responding to an article written by Mitch Albom. He is a sportswriter for the Detroit Free Press, but is also famous for writing the books Tuesdays With Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and

In this article ( http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/03/30/detroit-blight-tickets/70700698/ ) the city issues a plan that may seem to be a no brainer, to start dealing with blighted houses and businesses, ticketing. It is known that in Detroit many property owners do not take care of what is there, which has lead to the tremendous amount of blight in the

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/07/02/detroit-public-schools-deficit-spikes/29620019/ After reading this article, my confidence is somewhat deflated about the future of Detroit. Everywhere I look there are new construction sites, businesses, and busy bodies! Many positive and wonderful places to visit. However, the public school system in Detroit is failing slowly, but surely.The Detroit Public Schools (DPS) system is accumulating further debt