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A participant wearing a Pride shirt stands in front of a parade float during the Kentuckiana Pride Parade on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Louisville, Ky.
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The Metro: The commercialization of Pride Month

Tia Graham, Lauren Myers, The Metro June 18, 2025

It's been more than 50 years since the first Pride march took place in New York City in 1970, commemorating...

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Detroit mayoral candidate and businessman Joel Haashiim joins The Metro at WDET Studios, June 17, 2025.
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The Metro: Mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim fights for Detroit grassroots power

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent June 17, 2025

There are a few candidates running as outsiders in Detroit’s mayoral election. They say they aren’t typical politicians and that...

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The Metro: What Detroit’s Latino community wants from the next mayor

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad, Cary Junior II June 12, 2025

As Detroit’s mayoral race begins to take shape, residents will have to decide which candidates will address the issues most...

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Three older Black men smile outside with their arms around each other
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The Metro: Detroit’s Senior Olympics wraps with awards and celebration

Lauren Myers, Tia Graham, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad, Cary Junior II June 12, 2025

Throughout its parks and recreation centers, the City of Detroit puts on its annual Senior Olympics, to make sure the...

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State Capital Protests
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The Metro: No Kings protests planned nationwide this weekend

Lauren Myers, Tia Graham, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad June 12, 2025

Protests against President Donald Trump’s executive order activating more than 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines in Los Angeles...

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Downtown Detroit skyline
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The Metro: Mayoral candidate Rogelio Landin on growing Detroit and more

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent June 12, 2025

As Detroit continues its fight to stabilize population loss and rebuild its tax base, one mayoral write-in candidate believes the...

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Julian Levinson
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The Metro: American Jewish identity and the weight of rising antisemitism

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Sam Corey June 12, 2025

Since October 7th, the world has felt different for many American Jews, and antisemitism has been on the rise. More...

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Two modest Detroit homes next to each other on a Detroit street.
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The Metro:  Detroit vs Speculators: The lawsuit that never was

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Sam Corey, Jack Filbrandt June 11, 2025

For a long time, one of Detroit’s biggest challenges was blight. Generational disinvestment and residential flight left about 80,000 homes...

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A male doctor holds a patient file. He's wearing white coat.
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The Metro: Routine checkups boost men’s lifespan

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Cary Junior II June 11, 2025

Studies show women live longer than men. According to the CDC, women are expected to live about five years longer....

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Satori Shakoor poses in an the front row of an empty theater.
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The Metro: Satori Shakoor ‘Confessions of a menopausal femme fatale’

Lauren Myers, Tia Graham, The Metro June 10, 2025

So little is discussed about “The Change”. That’s right Menopause is not widely discussed and can bring a sense of...

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A man walks his doc near the Rosa Parks Transit Center
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The Metro: Detroit’s Mayoral Candidates face off over transit issues at public forum

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Alex McLenon June 9, 2025

After serving in office for more than a decade, Mike Duggan is in his final term as mayor of Detroit....

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The Metro: Santa Ono’s political gamble; higher-ed leadership in the Trump era

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Sam Corey June 5, 2025

Last month, then University of Michigan President Santa Ono announced his resignation from the college after accepting a role leading...

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