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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture

Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house and hip-hop....

Almost half of evicted women and families in metro Detroit say they were illegally pushed out of their homes

In many U.S. communities, eviction moratoriums that were in place during the pandemic have expired. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images by Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Ohio State...

Detroit’s reparations task force now has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may not be a bad thing

Members of the task force listen at a public meeting. Screenshot/Channel 10 by Kamri Hudgins, University of Michigan; Erykah Noelle Benson, University of Michigan; Mara...

White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights

A member of the Michigan National Guard stands at the ready as firemen battle a blaze in Detroit in July 1967. AP Photo by Say...

Tiff Massey’s ‘7 Mile & Livernois’ exhibition isn’t just about a neighborhood – it’s a tribute to Black Detroit

Tiff Massey poses with a Cadillac to promote her exhibition about metalsmithing, jewelry and the city’s streets. Detroit Institute of the Arts by Samantha Noël,...

Trump’s next HUD secretary would have a lot to do to address the history of racist housing policy – and Trump’s own comments and...

Civil rights marchers protest housing discrimination in Chicago on Aug. 2, 1966. AP Photo by Colin Gordon, University of Iowa Donald Trump has picked former football...

Why the cost of water for poor Black Detroit voters may be key to Kamala Harris winning – or losing – Michigan

Protesters in Detroit rally to support the 2020 election results and other causes. Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images by Ronald Brown, Wayne State University...

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using...

Cities and towns across the United States have invested in the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images, CC BY by Eric L. Piza, Northeastern...

Detroit’s legacy of housing inequity has caused long-term health impacts − these policies can help mitigate that harm

More than half of Detroiters rent Detroit’s aging housing stock. Suzanne Tucker/Getty Images by Roshanak Mehdipanah, University of Michigan; Kate Brantley, University of Michigan, and...

When people are under economic stress, their pets suffer too – we found parts of Detroit that are animal welfare deserts

Poverty, fiscal stress and abandoned homes have fueled a long-standing stray dog problem in Detroit. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio by Laura A. Reese, Michigan State University Nearly two-thirds...

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