we all got a little Barbie in us (the microplastics)

Every plant, seed, and cutting on the rooftop garden at Arab American National Museum was donated by a member of the local Arab-American community. Hear their stories, and about their relationship with gardening, on the pod: bit.ly/3JKk9qA

After outrage over a mural painted by a student at a school health center, featuring trans flag colors and a character wearing a rainbow, a school board board ended its contract with the health ctr. the supt: "It's scary." freep.com/story/news/edu…

Mark Brush was such a deeply kind person and a wonderfully supportive colleague--not to mention an incredible dad and husband. His family is raising money to get a memorial bench in his honor. Please donate if you can! gofund.me/91b68fd2

It’s a great day to buy a The Detroit News paper or read it online 😉 Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of #Detroit declaring bankruptcy. 🌇: Here’s what is better and worse about Detroit's services a decade after bankruptcy —shorturl.at/koyNR

The Supreme Court allows for minors who are "irreperably corrupt" to be sentenced to die in prison. The hearing has started and I'm in court covering for @MichiganRadio. michiganradio.org/criminal-justi…

The St. Juliana family broke ground on Hana's Memorial Garden this weekend. They've been working for more than a year on an ambitious vision of a space to remember Hana, Madisyn, Tate, and Justin. Check it out here: michiganradio.org/show/stateside…

It's not enough to report on chronic absenteeism statistics. That's why we spent months visiting Gompers Elementary-Middle School in Detroit to help readers understand the causes and the effort to get kids in school. 🧵detroit.chalkbeat.org/2023/8/31/2385…

"How to get repair money for potholes, file a claim in Michigan. (Good luck)" useful stuff from Bridge Michigan bridgemi.com/michigan-gover…

Detroit teen Torrance Johnson wrote a lovely piece (for Detroit Writing Room's journalism camp) about a Michigan camp for children with muscular dystrophy and how it changed his life. Give it a read: detroit.chalkbeat.org/2023/11/6/2394…

This was the peak of technology, we made it to the mountaintop, there was no need to go further

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib was censured last night, in part, over use of the slogan: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” What does the slogan mean to you? How does it make you feel? Reach out at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 313-307-5146.

🧵Early this yr, I kept wondering what it'd be like if we asked *every single* member of Congress their stance on federal child care policy. A simple question: What legislation would you support? After 4 months of asking (& asking), here's what we found: 19thnews.org/2023/11/congre…

I wrote about why influencer culture is incompatible with anti-capitalism and also why the internet is turning into one big ad vox.com/culture/239505…

New Voices Spotlight ⭐️ Briana Rice (Briana Rice), a Detroit-based public radio reporter. She didn’t grow up reading, listening, or watching news so she prioritizes covering underrepresented and underserved communities, much like the one she grew up in. airmedia.org/community/spot…

Michigan Public!

POV: you live in the Midwest

Michigan appears to have abruptly lost $390 million in HHS grant funds, according to DOGE. But unlike other states (NY, NJ, CO, LA, MA) facing apparently similar cuts, MI health officials & Governor Gretchen Whitmer haven't confirmed or even commented. 🧵 michiganpublic.org/health/2025-03…