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1. Carceral Structures: Financialized Displacement and Captivity in Detroit/Estruturas Carcerarias: Deslocamento Financeirizado e Cativeiro em Detroit

Author

Caverly, Nicholas L.

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Financial inclusion -- Social aspects, Marginality, Social -- Economic aspects, Institutional racism -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Imprisonment -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Anthropology/archeology/folklore
Abstract

ABSTRACT This article develops an analytic of carceral structures that bridge processes of racist inclusion and exclusion. It does so by examining the relocation of a county jail from Detroit's [...]

Published
2022

2. Detroit residents still displaced, even with rent aid, study finds

Author

Kass, Arielle

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Rent subsidies -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Research, Eviction -- Statistics -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Research, Government regulation, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Arielle Kass A recent study from the University of Michigan showed the state's emergency rental assistance program, while effective in extending people's housing during the coronavirus pandemic, often didn't [...]

Published
2023

3. PATH TO OPPORTUNITY; Building prosperity requires well-paid jobs, accessible education, homeownership, security and good neighborhoods; here's how more people could gain access

Author

Welch, Sherri

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Neighborhood -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Home ownership -- Forecasts and trends, Education -- Access control -- Michigan, Career opportunity, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: SHERRI WELCH Detroit natives Jasahn Larsosa and his wife, Krystal, have the means to move to a more affluent neighborhood in the city or suburbs, but they are choosing [...]

Published
2023

4. Partnerships put focus on improving neighborhoods

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Neighborhood -- Management, Company business management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: SHERRI WELCH Detroit's Strategic Neighborhood Fund initiative, launched in 2016 by the city and Invest Detroit with support from corporate donors, has been focused on stabilizing 11 neighborhoods in [...]

Published
2023

5. 'THERE'S WORK TO DO'; Black-owned businesses need connections, infrastructure to access capital, other resources

Author

Frank, Annalise

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Small business -- Finance -- United States, Black business enterprises -- Finance, Company financing, Small business, SOHO, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Annalise Frank Just 13 percent of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. get the funding they need. For white-owned businesses, it's three times higher: 40 percent. Thousands of programs exist [...]

Published
2021

6. Tales from Motor City: Left for dead yet pulsing with life again, Detroit survives as a place of inconsistency and contradiction

Author

Bernstein-Machlay, Laura

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Economic conditions -- Social aspects, Homelessness -- Social aspects, General interest, Political science
Abstract

STRANGERS Back in 2013, when out-of-towners begged for stories of my gone-to-wild city, what they really wanted to hear was how my neighbors would shoot their guns into the sky [...]

Published
2017

7. Taking back Detroit

Author

Ager, Susan

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Economic development -- Social aspects -- Michigan, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

With the nations biggest urban bankruptcy in the rearview mirror, the Motor City and birthplace of Motown finds itself suddenly cool again. Tough, real' and cheap, it has plenty of [...]

Published
2015

8. The death and life of Detroit: neighborhood groups are bringing the blighted city back, one block at a time. Will City Hall stand in their way?

Author

Yeoman, Barry

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, City planning -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Reclamation of land -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Nonprofit organizations -- Aims and objectives, Mayors -- Planning -- Social policy -- Economic policy, Company business planning, Business, general
Abstract

A shivering knot of college students stands outside Motor City Java House as John George unlocks the front door. It's 15 degrees in Detroit on a February morning, and fresh [...]

Published
2012

9. The boon of the huddled masses; Detroit's recovery

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, U.S. state governors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Immigrants -- Social aspects -- Statistics, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

A trainee entrepreneur Newcomers can ease the path to economic rebirth 'WE ARE proud of our Muslim community in Michigan,' says Rick Snyder, the state's Republican governor, sitting in his [...]

Published
2017

10. Detroit needs to expand its lure to region, world

Author

Kramer, Mary

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Economic development -- Evaluation -- Michigan, Fund raising events -- Evaluation, Artists -- Achievements and awards, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Mary Kramer By the time you read this, ArtPrize in Grand Rapids will be over. Prizes totaling $500,000 were to have been awarded to eight artists in a ceremony [...]

Published
2016

11. Ben Carson's Detroit

Author

Starr, Terrell Jermaine

Subjects
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Housing discrimination, Cabinet officials (U.S. federal government) -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals -- Evaluation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

When I was growing up in Detroit, my high school teachers acclaimed Ben Carson as a role model, a man whose success my black classmates and I should strive to [...]

Published
2017

12. Detroit and Pistons Are One Again

Author

Araton, Harvey

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Professional basketball -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Detroit Pistons -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

Motown is not going back to Detroit but the Pistons are. This recent news, capping a standup year of N.B.A. social activism and outspokenness, was soul-cleansing music to Dave Bing's [...]

Published
2016

13. After A Bitter Struggle, DSO Brings 'Joy' To The People Again

Subjects
Detroit Symphony Orchestra -- Performances -- Social aspects, Musicians -- Performances -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=287952337 MARTIN: Detroit's Orchestra Hall is one of the best symphony concert halls in the country. The acoustics are top notch. The theater itself […]

Published
2014

14. The Spirit and Promise of Detroit

Author

Bruni, Frank

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Economic recovery -- Personal narratives, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

DETROIT -- I'm a glutton, always will be, so you'll have to forgive me for beginning with food -- and for tasting hope, or something like it, in a peanut [...]

Published
2015

15. Let Syrians Settle Detroit

Author

Laitin, David D. and Jahr, Marc

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Human settlements -- Planning, Emigration and immigration -- Forecasts and trends, Syrian refugees -- Forecasts and trends, Company business planning, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Detroit, a once great city, has become an urban vacuum. Its population has fallen to around 700,000 from nearly 1.9 million in 1950. The city is estimated to have more [...]

Published
2015

16. Campus Police Keeping Detroit Shops Safe

Author

Cowley, Stacy

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Retail stores -- Safety and security measures, Campus police -- Powers and duties, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Wayne State University -- Social aspects
Abstract

DETROIT -- When Christopher Prater and his wife, TaNisha -- Detroit natives who returned home after 12 years in Atlanta -- went scouting for a location for the clothing boutique [...]

Published
2015

17. Reinvigorating A Detroit Neighborhood, Block By Block

Subjects
Neighborhood -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Urban renewal -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=206254972 STAMBERG: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Susan Stamberg, in for Rachel Martin. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) STAMBERG: From the debt-laden […]

Published
2013

18. Obama's Sequestration Strategy; Most Miserable Cities; Women Wow Sports World

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Expenditures, Public -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Women athletes -- Appreciation -- Media coverage, Budget sequestration -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Budget -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Metropolitan areas -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE, CO-HOST: Hello, everyone. I'm Kimberly Guilfoyle, along with Bob Beckel, Andrea Tantaros, Dana Perino, and Greg Gutfeld. It's 5:00 in New York City. And this is THE FIVE. [...]

Published
2013

19. Detroiters' Good Intentions Are Tested by Blight

Author

Eligon, John

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Abandoned buildings -- Maintenance and repair, Urban renewal -- Planning, Wrecking -- Planning, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

DETROIT -- In and around the abandoned houses on Mount Vernon Street, brawls and shootings have erupted, a dogfighting ring has been established, stolen cars were traded and drug deals [...]

Published
2014

20. Automakers Pledge $26 Million to Save Detroit Art

Author

Yaccino, Steven

Subjects
Detroit Institute of Arts -- Finance, Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Automobile industry -- Donations, Cultural property, Protection of, Company financing, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

CHICAGO -- The Detroit Institute of Arts announced Monday that the nation's three major automakers would donate a combined $26 million to help save the city's art collection, bringing the [...]

Published
2014

21. Detroit's Immigration Solution

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Immigrants -- Laws, regulations and rules, Visas -- Laws, regulations and rules, Skilled labor -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Emigration and immigration, Alien labor -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, wants to fix Detroit with smart immigrants. He proposes to attract 50,000 of them over five years using a visa program for people with [...]

Published
2014

22. Building Detroit Back Up May Mean Downsizing

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, City planning -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Economic development -- Social aspects -- United States, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126967991 RENEE MONTAGNE, host: We're taking time this week to consider the many challenges facing Detroit. One is a shrinking population. Detroit has [...]

Published
2010

23. Movie Theater Operator Helps Detroit's Jobless

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Imagine Entertainment -- Social aspects, Unemployed workers -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Motion picture theaters -- Access control -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Video production companies -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103395726 STEVE INSKEEP, host: Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep in Detroit. Jay Leno may have started something when he gave free concerts to [...]

Published
2009

24. Reclaiming Detroit Means Reinventing A City

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, City planning -- Analysis -- Statistics -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects, Population -- Statistics -- Analysis -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98771280 JACKI LYDEN, Host: LYDEN: From NPR News, this is All Things Considered. I'm Jacki Lyden. Many stories about the city of Detroit [...]

Published
2008

25. What's good for Detroit: the U.S. Social Forum's alternative vision for our country and the world

Author

Wylie-Kellermann, Lydia

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Forums (Discussion and debate), Economic recovery, General interest, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

DETROIT IS ABUZZ as it awaits the gathering of some 20,000 people for the second U.S. Social Forum (USSF)--an unpredictable event that combines festival, conference, school, celebration, movement, and community. [...]

Published
2010

26. WELCOME TO THE MICROHOOD, A LITTLE INCH OF HEAVEN IN THE RUST BELT

Author

Wilson, Joseph

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, House buying -- Forecasts and trends -- Methods, Real estate industry -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Joseph Wilson I just bought some land in Detroit. It's a plot in the Woodbridge neighbourhood, which was hit particularly hard in the economic downturn. My neighbours seem like [...]

Published
2010

27. Wringing Art Out of the Rubble in Detroit

Author

Ryzik, Melena

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Art festivals -- Appreciation, Art and society -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

DETROIT -- The latest must-go event in this gritty, left-behind city -- where D.J.'s flourish among ruins, trespassing in tumbledown buildings is part of a night out, and even garage [...]

Published
2010

28. City of tears

Author

Blow, Charles M.

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Cities and towns -- Statistics -- Casualties, Crime -- Statistics -- Casualties -- Michigan, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Sometime Saturday, the lifeless body of Aiyana Stanley-Jones, 7, will be lowered into a grave in Detroit, and that beleaguered city will shed yet more sorrow into its ever-expanding pool [...]

Published
2010

29. With Detroit In a Downturn, Entrepreneurs Opt to Look Up

Author

Saulny, Susan

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Entrepreneurship -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Recessions -- Influence -- Social aspects -- United States, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

With $6,000 and some Hollywood-style spunk, four friends opened this city's only independent foreign movie house three months ago in an abandoned school auditorium on an unlighted stretch of the [...]

Published
2010

30. Lights! Camera! Jobs!

Author

Carty, Sharon Silke

Subjects
Government regulation, Motion picture industry -- Taxation -- Industry forecasts, Tax incentives -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects
Abstract

Byline: Sharon Silke Carty DETROIT -- In downtrodden Michigan, the hot topics for conversation in the past six months have been such depressing subjects as bailouts and bankruptcy, layoffs and [...]

Published
2009

31. Detroit Saved

Subjects
Chicago, Illinois -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, Economic development -- Forecasts and trends -- Michigan -- Illinois, Migration, Internal -- Economic aspects, Market trend/market analysis, Political science, Sociology and social work
Abstract

One hundred forty million dollars for three miles of streetcar won't save financially strapped Detroit. As the postmortems continue to stream in, urban fix-it gurus show off silver bullets. Detroit [...]

Published
2013

32. Don't save Detroit--sell it

Author

Fund, John

Subjects
Detroit, Michigan -- Social aspects -- Economic aspects, State finance -- Management -- Forecasts and trends, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

IN THE 1983 MOVIE Dr. Detroit, the flamboyant lead character goes on a rampage warning of trouble to come. 'I am talking about scorched earth, no survival, wholesale destruction ... [...]

Published
2013

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