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Knight Foundation funds arts groups addressing Detroit’s 1967 unrest
By Bill McGraw | Bridge Magazine The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is distributing $682,000 to seven groups…
September 21, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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Metro Detroit racial divide is widest over police
By Bill McGraw | Bridge Magazine While black and white metro Detroiters are finding common ground on racial progress, there…
July 26, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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DJC Poll: Black and white optimism on Detroit-area race relations
By Bill McGraw | Bridge Magazine Though their sprawling region had long wrestled with segregation, and racial violence has dominated…
July 26, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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The year before the rebellion
July 24, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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Poverty and joblessness, fuel for ’67 riot, even worse today
By Bill McGraw | Bridge Magazine While Detroit has seen positive changes in the police department and the inclusion of…
June 15, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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A brief history of poverty and jobs in Detroit
June 15, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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In a city with long memories of racial torment, Detroit’s police chief seeks to turn a corner
By Bill McGraw | Bridge Magazine The Black Lives Matter movement was peaking a year ago when protesters took to…
April 20, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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The Intersection: An introduction
Even as smoke drifted over thousands of charred homes and buildings after days of deadly insurrection and looting in Detroit,…
February 25, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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In an African-American city, black clout wanes
Rev. Charles Williams II, president of the National Action Network Michigan Chapter, had tough words for Mayor Mike Duggan at…
February 25, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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Riot or rebellion? The debate over what to call the 1967 disorder continues
Photo courtesy of the Reuther Library By Bill McGraw | Bridge Magazine Was it a riot or a rebellion?…
February 25, 2016 by Bridge Magazine
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