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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 6, 2013
In this clip from Sunday's MHP, Michigan ACLU Legal Director Michael Steinberg explains allegations about the disturbing practice.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 25, 2013
Today is Kevyn Orr's first day on the job. Not everyone is welcoming this "turnaround specialist" to the city.
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by Lynette Holloway onDecember 5, 2012
After all, JoAnn Watson said, when President Carter was elected, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young went to Washington and "came home with some bacon."
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by Lynette Holloway onAugust 22, 2012
In a city hit hard by the recession, here's how to exercise and eat well without spending a fortune.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onFebruary 10, 2012
The Root Recommends: A new documentary that looks at how Detroit's politics may have ruined Michigan's largest city.
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by Lynette Holloway onDecember 8, 2011
If city officials fail to reach an agreement on finances, the governor says he will make the appointment.
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by Claudio E. Cabrera onDecember 5, 2011
VIDEO: Detroit residents, police and the FBI join the search for Bianca Jones.
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by Lynette Holloway onJuly 30, 2011
Mayor Bing calls the drastic move to limit services in certain areas a "short-term intervention."
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by A. Scott Walton onJune 3, 2011
Kwame Kilpatrick, in jail for obstruction of justice, says he's now a "man of his word."
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