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RSS FeedRenaissance High School boys and girls basketball teams won the city Public School League championships earlier this month.
It’s the first time in nearly two decades that both teams have swept the league. While both were celebrated, one team received more accolades than the other.
And as you may have guessed, it was the boy’s team.
Coach Chris Bass decided the girl’s win should draw the same excitement and congratulatory words the boys team received – both teams had in fact accomplished an amazing feat.
Bass is one of several coaches and supporters of women's sports who wants to see a shift in sports journalism coverage, with more spotlight on women and girls in sports. He joined The Metro on Monday to talk about the win, coaching the girls team and pushing girls in sports to the front page.
Hear more stories from The Metro on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.
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The Detroit Documenters train and pay residents to attend and cover local government meetings in southeast Michigan, making public information more accessible. Their work amplifies voices that often go unheard and they help us to hold our local leaders accountable.
Highland Park is a city circled by Detroit. The small city’s decline is in sharp contrast to Detroit’s revival. Detroit Documenters have been attending Highland Park City Council meetings to understand exactly what kinds of challenges local leaders are prioritizing.
The Metro producer Jack Filbrandt sat down with Detroit Documenters Coordinator Noah Kincade and Documenter Sherrie Smith to learn more.
Hear more stories from The Metro on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2025.
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Education advocates in Michigan have been sounding the alarm about the potential elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. It’s something President Donald Trump has threatened, but doing so would require Congress’s approval.
Vital programs are funded through the Department of Education and advocates are worried cuts would hit some of Michigan’s most vulnerable students especially hard.
Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust - Midwest, joined The Metro on Monday to discuss the role the department plays and the impacts funding cuts could have. Ed Trust-Midwest is a non-partisan organization working to level the playing field for vulnerable students in Michigan.
Hear more stories from The Metro on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2025.
Listen to The Metro weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET on 101.9 FM and streaming on-demand.
While it does not feel like spring, warmer days and Detroit Tigers baseball are on the way. The Tigers started pre-season baseball in Lakeland, Florida this weekend, having two wins in their first two games.
Today on The Metro, we’re turning back the clock on some favorite Tigers memories and looking ahead to 2025 Major League Baseball Opening Day.
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We also asked listeners: "What’s your favorite Tiger’s memory?"
Harold in Detroit said: “I can remember, I think it was 1966 or 1967, my brother took me down to Tiger Stadium. In my first game, I saw the New York Yankees. Tigers won a game and Danny McLean pitched for the Tigers.”
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Today on The Metro, we’re celebrating looking at what Black history means to the city of Detroit. in the face of systemic obstacles, Black leaders and thinkers are still finding ways to uplift the community and envision a future where Black people can thrive. We're joined by University of Detroit Mercy Professor Roy E. Finkenbine and University of Michigan Professor of Practice in Urban planning Lauren Hood.
While you might look amazing in your latest clothing purchase from Temu or Shein, its journey will most likely end in a landfill.
The 7th annual Rags $2 Riches fashion show wants to highlight thrifted clothes, give them a high-end twist and show you can still look fly in second hand apparel. This is a celebration of sustainability, style and the long lasting impacts of buying used clothes.
Stephanie Bedell founded the Rags $2 Riches Fashion show and she is also a wardrobe consultant, specializing in plus size fashion. She joins the show to talk about thrifting and the runway styled garments from Salvation Army Stores that will be featured at the event.
This has been one of the coldest weeks of winter, but it's warm inside the LOVE building.
Tomorrow night is the final instalment of the Love@Nite:The Sun Inside series. The evening is sponsored by local non-profit Arts and Scraps and audiences can expect live soulful performances from three local artists.
The evening will also feature warm charcuterie provided by Yum Village and non-alcoholic drinks to wash it all down. The event is free and open to the public with an RSVP.
Executive Director Kwaku Osei joins the show to talk about the LOVE Building and Love@Nite:The Sun Inside.
It’s been 60 years since a pivotal moment in the fight for equality in America.
In March 1965, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led protestors on a three-day, 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Marchers were met with violence by Alabama State Troopers. The appalling scene was broadcast on live television on what is now called “Bloody Sunday.”
Images of Alabama state troopers using whips, batons, and tear gas to beat back the peaceful protestors shocked Americans. It was a watershed moment that eventually led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Since then, as years become decades, the struggle for equal rights and freedoms for all Americans has taken many turns. The fight for equal rights today looks very different in some ways. In other ways, it feels the same as it ever was.
To reflect on what’s changed and what stayed the same, we’re joined by Vice President of the Brennan Center for Justice Kareem Crayton.
Today on The Metro, we're looking at the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in the news. Technology Lead at the American Journalism Project’s Product & AI Studio Liam Andrews joins the show to discuss how AI is starting to be implemented. Executive Director for the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security Margaret Sullivan also joins the show. She writes "American Crisis," a Substack newsletter about journalism and democracy.
Detroit is one of the most important music cities in America. We’re finally getting some credit for being the birthplace of Techno music, sounds that came out of Motown can still be heard on rotation, and we often talk about Jazz and its influence on Motown.
But there’s a common thread that weaves all this music together — the Black church.
Deborah Smith Pollard is a professor emeritus of English literature at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She is also the long-time host of 'Sunday Morning Inspiration.' Pollard joined The Metro to talk about the state of Gospel music and why Detroit is so influential to the genre.