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Are the most dangerous neighborhoods in Detroit?

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit has the unenviable position of having the most dangerous neighborhoods in the nation, according to a study published this week...
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In this 1941 photo supplied by the United States Library of Congress, children are shown standing in front of half mile concrete wall in Detroit. The wall was built with a simple aim: separate homes planned for middle-class whites from blacks who had already built small houses or owned land with plans to build in the neighborhood.It couldn't separate people on its own, people and policies would see to that, but it was enough to satisfy the Federal Housing Administration to approve and back loans. (AP Photo/United States Library of Congress, John Vachon)

Detroit wall that once divided races remains, serves at history lesson

Jeff Karoub, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - The 6 feet tall and a foot thick wall was built two decades earlier with a simple aim: to separate homes planned for middle-class whites from blacks who had already built small houses or owned land with plans to build...
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Charles Randolph Wright, director of "Motown: The Musical" poses for a photo outside the Motown Museum in Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. "Motown: The Musical" begins its run of preview performances March 11 ahead of the official opening on April 14 at New York's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Historic Motown Steinway piano back in Detroit

Jeff Karoub and Mike Householder, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - An 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown greats during the label's 1960s heyday and restored thanks to Paul McCartney's generosity is back home in Detroit...
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In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Washington-based attorney Kevyn Orr speaks at a news conference in Detroit. Orr starts work Monday, March 25, 2013, as Detroit’s emergency manager and the turnaround expert says his first tasks will be reviewing the city’s financial data and listening. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Detroit emergency manager offers 'olive branch'

Corey Williams, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's new emergency manager offered a "sincere olive branch" Monday to local leaders who fought against creating his job, even as a crowd of protesters rallied outside City Hall during his first day trying to revive the city's beleaguered finances...
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This undated photo provided by Jones Day shows attorney Kevyn Orr. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday, March 14, 2013 that Orr, a bankruptcy expert who represented automaker Chrysler LLC during its successful restructuring, has been named Detroit's emergency manager. (AP Photo/Courtesy Jones Day)

Black Dem named Detroit's emergency manager

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - The state’s emergency financial assistance board unanimously approved Orr an hour later making Detroit the largest city to fall under emergency management...
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In this Jan. 29,2013 file photo former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick waits in line to enter federal court in Detroit. Testimony in Kilpatrick's corruption trial ended Thursday, Feb. 6, 2013 after nearly 70 days of testimony. Kilpatrick offered no new witnesses Wednesday and closing arguments have been set for Monday in Detroit federal court. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)

Ex-Detroit mayor convicted, jailed until sentence

Ed White, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - A court spokesman says jurors have reached a verdict in the corruption trial of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick...
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In this Jan. 12, 2011 file photo Detroit Mayor Dave Bing tours the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit. The former NBA great, who transitioned smoothly to owner and founder of a steel supply company, became Mayor of Detroit in 2009. In basketball and business, he never side-stepped a challenge, but the overwhelming weight of Detroit’s financial problems and other troubles have convinced Bing to pass control of the city over to the state. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Daniel Mears, File)

Dave Bing's legacy clouded by emergency manager threat

Corey Williams, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - In basketball and in business, Dave Bing never side-stepped a challenge...
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Detroit

Who wants to manage Detroit's finances?

Corey Williams, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - It appears the appointment of an emergency manager to take over Detroit's failing finances is all but a done deal. But one question remains: Who will get the difficult, thankless job?...
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses the media in his office in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. The governor said that he's at least a week away from deciding if Detroit needs an emergency manager to confront its $327 million budget deficit and $14 billion long-term debt. Snyder told reporters that he considers the city's drastic population loss over 60 years to be the main reason for its financial woes. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Michigan gov says Detroit financial manager job has few takers

Corey Williams, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says some people are already saying they don't want the job of fixing Detroit's financial woes...
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Wayne County, Mich., Prosecutor Kym Worthy (Courtesy: Rock Center)

Prosecutor uncovers untested rape kits

Mario Garcia, Kristen Powers and Jessica Hopper, Rock Center
VIDEO - Wayne County, Mich., Prosecutor Kym Worthy has seen her share of grisly crime, but even she was shocked by a discovery in 2009 at a former police storage warehouse...
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