Refugees in Michigan: The story of loss, belonging, and America
By Bian Elkhatib and Nikita Mandhani Medill graduate students Nikita Mandhani and Bian Elkhatib traveled to the Detroit metropolitan area
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Hamtramck: Where diversity rules
By Bian Elkhatib and Nikita Mandhani Medill graduate students Nikita Mandhani and Bian Elkhatib traveled to the Detroit metropolitan area
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By Bian Elkhatib With additional reporting by Nikita Mandhani Medill graduate students Nikita Mandhani and Bian Elkhatib traveled to the
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Police videos, the cynical art of sacrifice and the need for trust
By Jack C Doppelt On Nov. 25, in the immediate aftermath of public events relating to the back-to-back murder charges
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Two worlds collide on a corner in Pilsen
Pilsen residents have been fighting gentrification for decades, but is development gaining momentum? An audio story by Meg Anderson.
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#JusticeForStephon: After tragedy, the fight continues
By Martin Macias (SJNN Fellow Cycle 2) On February 1, 2012, a 15-year-old boy named Stephon Watts was killed by Calumet City police after his parents made a non-emergency call for assistance. Three years later, his death continues to fuel a movement calling for better police training and accountability in dealing with people living with mental illness.
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SJNN a year in
By Jack Doppelt Our social justice journalism project is not yet a year old. As we launched it with the
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