The Metro: Congresswoman Tlaib on improving Black maternal health outcomes
The United States spends more on health care costs than any other rich nation, yet maternal death rates remain...
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The Metro: Congresswoman Tlaib on improving Black maternal health outcomes
The United States spends more on health care costs than any other rich nation, yet maternal death rates remain...
The Metro: Untold tales of Arab American life in metro Detroit
Some of the first Arabs came to Detroit by way of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The fair recreated far...
The Metro: A prescription for poverty — program paying pregnant moms expands to Wayne County
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The U.S. health care system has failed to take care of...
The Metro: Auto industry taking an economic turn due to tariffs
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The stock market has rebounded somewhat since last week, but there...
The Metro: Bookstock, Detroit’s largest used-book sale, supporting literacy initiatives across the state
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. As spring arrives, so does Bookstock — Michigan’s largest used book...
The Metro: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed enters US Senate race in Michigan
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The race for the U.S. Senate in Michigan is heating up. ...
The Metro: Nonprofit aims to conserve bird habitats in metro Detroit
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Global warming and climate change poses a significant threat to two-thirds...
The Metro: Former US Attorney Barb McQuade on Trump’s defiance of court orders
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last month, the U.S. government deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a native...
The Metro: Legendary hip-hop producer J Dilla’s music still beating in Detroit
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit’s musical legacy has left an undeniable mark on the industry....
The Metro: Labor professor says Trump tariffs’ impact on autoworkers ‘will be very painful’ to watch
What will Michigan’s economy look like one year from now? How about just six months? Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever...
The Metro: Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs at the Detroit Economic Club
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke at a Detroit Economic Club event...
The Metro: Child amputees from Gaza get treatment, hope in Detroit
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Crowds at Detroit Metro Airport recently cheered and sang as four...