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The article that I chose for this blog post is an article that was published in the Metro Times, which is a local Detroit news source that critiques the efforts of the city of Detroit in its efforts for the homeless population of the city. I chose this article for two reasons. First, because the […]

The most obvious cues to me at first were the ones demanding professionalism. It wasn’t long after I joined that I was told to be less ‘whimsical’ in my email ‘Heyoos’ and my hopeful sign-offs–and soon after other things of the sort. I have to admit I’m pretty uncomfortable and unfamiliar with representing myself as a

The Problem with Rebuilding Detroit This article was really interesting to read, especially since hearing Yusef Shakur speak. Although it doesn’t go into much detail, it outlines the issues of gentrification that are often overlooked and swept under the rug. Issues such as depopulation, displacement of residents, rising costs of living, etc. Over the course

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/04/education/detroit-public-schools-education.html Yesterday I was scrolling through Facebook and saw a headline that said “Detroit Students Do Not Have a Constitutional Right to Literacy.” I was appalled by this headline and had to check it out myself to see what all of this was about. It said, “in his decision on Friday dismissing the suit, Judge Stephen

After browsing through articles, I chose this article on the demolition of the partially-built jail in downtown Detroit and the building of a $533-million criminal justice complex (thanks to Dan Gilbert). This article caught my eye because last week Yusuf touched on this topic briefly, and asked us “why do we need more jails?” What really

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2018/06/17/how-ford-plans-resurrect-train-station/702723002/ This is an article about Ford buying the Michigan Central Depot and their plans to restore it. The tone of the article really struck me because it talks about how Ford is helping the “resurgence of Detroit,” and how many new jobs will be brought to Corktown because of this renovation. After reading How

http://news.streetroots.org/2018/04/27/detroits-canary-mine-portland-says-water-equality-activist I’m always happening upon familiar faces from UMich in the city. This time, it was my dear saintly chum, Luke Liu. I was overjoyed to see him, and I demanded we go get pizza at the Woodward mainstay, Sgt. Pepperoni’s, to celebrate. As we caught up on our way, Luke asks me the question

The article I chose to write about was recently published online on The Economist. You can take a look here if you’re interested: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/07/07/why-detroit-is-the-most-expensive-city-in-america-to-buy-car-insurance The article discusses how car insurance rates in Detroit are at four times the national average, and make up to 21% of Detroit resident’s pre-tax income, at over $5,000. This causes

For this week’s blog post I wanted to find an article about mental health issues in Detroit. I found the article “Legislature threatens to pour gas on mental health fire”. The focus of my post will not be on how the legislature threatens to make it worse but on the fire that we currently have

Culture is something that shapes so much of the fabric of our lives, and many times it without us realizing it. Though one might immediately think of traditions and events when culture is mentioned, there are other cultures we don’t think about as often- and yet encounter in our day to days. For example, the