Reparations for Black Residents Are Becoming a Local Issue as Well as a National One

While legislation in Washington remains stalled, state and local governments are breathing new life into the reparations movement.

When Police Lie, the Innocent Pay. Some Are Fighting Back.

Video from body cameras, doorbells and cellphones is revealing discrepancies between what police officers report and what actually happened.

The Census Said Detroit Kept Shrinking. The Mayor Begs to Differ.

Mayor Mike Duggan, who ran on a promise to reverse generations of population decline, blamed the Census Bureau, not himself, after the head count fell again.

The Dream Cars of the Car Designers

Saturday mornings are for celebrating stylish sheet metal in the parking lot of a storied hobby shop in metro Detroit.

Opinion | For Aretha Franklin, a Grudge Was a Way to Earn R-E-S-P-E-C-T

The Queen of Soul was constantly trying to bend the world to her will. 

Kelli Hand, Detroit D.J. and Music Industry Trailblazer, Dies at 56

In 2017, the Detroit City Council honored Ms. Hand as the “first lady of Detroit” for her contributions, which included breaking into a male-dominated techno music scene.

$725,000 Homes in Texas, Georgia and Michigan

An 1870s Victorian in Galveston, a Craftsman bungalow in Atlanta and a stately 1912 brick house in Detroit.

Behind the Lordstown Debacle, the Hand of a Wall Street Dealmaker

A longtime real estate investor and former Goldman Sachs executive decided to take an electric truck company public. Chaos ensued.

Michigan Flooding: 50 Drivers Rescued and 350 Vehicles Damaged

Parts of Detroit got up to seven inches of rain. “This isn’t normal here,” an official said.

Michigan Republicans Debunk Voter Fraud Claims in Unsparing Report

The report, produced by a G.O.P.-led committee in the State Senate, exposes false claims made about the 2020 election by Trump allies in Michigan and other states.

Museum’s Role in Police Mural Outside Detroit Draws Criticism

The Detroit Institute of Arts sponsored the mural as part of its efforts to support art in the communities it serves, but critics say the “pro-police” art work sends the wrong message.