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HISTORY LESSON: From Auto Plants to AI: Is Michigan Repeating the Mistakes of the Past?
Michigan’s record-breaking $16 billion AI data center investment raises a bigger question: are we creating the next engine of economic growth – or repeating a century-old cycle of giving corporations public concessions for limited long-term community benefits?
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HISTORY LESSON: From Auto Plants to AI: Is Michigan Repeating the Mistakes of the Past?
Michigan’s record-breaking $16 billion AI data center investment raises a bigger question: are we creating the next engine of economic growth – or repeating a century-old cycle of giving corporations public concessions for limited long-term community benefits?
Inside Dennis Reed II’s Mission to Make Detroit a Film Powerhouse
Detroit isn’t waiting for Hollywood’s approval. Filmmaker Dennis Reed II is helping redefine independent cinema, producing dozens of films and showcasing why the Motor City remains a blueprint for creativity and storytelling.
Detroit’s Next Chapter isn’t just Development: DPSCD Students Secure $279 Million in Scholarships
Detroit Public Schools Community District students are proving that talent, hard work, and determination open doors. Together, the Class of 2026 has near 300 million in scholarship dollars, creating pathways to colleges and universities across the country.
Deed fraud can cause vulnerable Detroiters to lose their homes – here’s why it’s hard to catch the thieves
For some Detroiters, the dream of homeownership can be stolen with the stroke of a pen as deed fraud schemes exploit vulnerable homeowners and reveal major flaws in the systems designed to protect property rights.
Juneteenth: Freedom’s promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail
Just as with so many other criminal justice policies, pretrial detention disproportionately affects African-American men and women, destabilizing black families in the process.
Detroit Defies America’s Reading Recession: Inside the Quiet Comeback of DPSCD
DPSCD has been named a national “Success Story” for sustained post-pandemic progress.
Navigating autism now more difficult for Michiganders
Autism Alliance of Michigan has laid off 75% of staff due to unexpected state funding cut.
How Detroit’s East Canfield Art Park merges public art, health data
Sculpture at East Canfield Art Park on Detroit’s east side embeds air quality monitors in public art, providing real-time environmental data for a community living near industrial facilities.
Collaboration with justice system reshaping mental health response
Communities benefit when law enforcement, courts, and jails work alongside mental health providers.
Detroit Student Takes Flight: How DPSCD’s Davis Aerospace Is Turning Dreams Into Careers
This year, Herbert Anderson became Davis Aerospace Technical High School’s first student to complete a solo flight since 2015.
Community developers’ pride for area fuels investment, catalyst for change, growth in Detroit neighborhoods
Community developers know, care for, and invest in their neighborhoods. Together with community development institutions (CDFIs), small development projects can have a huge impact on their neighborhoods, serving as a catalyst for future growth.
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