Metro Detroit
Dearborn’s first Arab American mayor-elect: ‘You need not change who you are’ to run for public office
“You’re seeing minority populations and residents begin to really get involved in the political process,” says Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor-elect of Dearborn, Michigan. He spoke to The World’s Marco Werman about the issues facing his constituents.
On the Brink of Insolvency: A Roadmap to Turning a City Around
Detroit, a city that was once the fifth largest in America, might be hitting a breaking point: City and state officials say it may be on the brink of insolvency. If the city files for bankruptcy it would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history with a rated debt price-tag of $8.2 billion. In […]
Street Fighting Man: A Detroit Documentary
Street Fighting Man is a documentary about three generations of men living on the east side of Detroit. It shows what happens to communities who have been left with no option but to fend for themselves and their families. Celeste Headlee had the opportunity to screen the film last week in Detroit and shares her reaction. […]
Mayor David Bing on the Future of Detroit
Detroit has come to represent for many Americans the worst of what the recession has done to the country’s once-indomitable manufacturing capitals. It’s now the poorest major city in the US. In the past decade, the city population has declined by 25 percent, and it’s regularly cited as among the most dangerous cities in the […]