Print and online journalist living in Michigan, working in the great city of Detroit.
Scrapyard City: Nearly 70% of Detroit auto-related businesses not in compliance
Detroit poised to develop Michigan's first citywide historic preservation plan
Senior renters in Detroit plead for help to improve living conditions
FBI raids Detroit's city hall and council members' homes in corruption probe
Arab Americans and Muslims in Metro Detroit say 9/11 prompted them to create a national museum, participate in politics and combat stereotypes.
Where the wild things aren't: Detroit's abandoned Belle Isle Zoo might get a new chapter
As Detroit's water moratorium expires Saturday, unpaid debt totals $85M
Most segregated city in America is Detroit. How that impacts Detroiters
Detroit's transit for riders with disabilities under fire. Some say they've been left at wrong spots
'We are all shattered': Oxford High School students killed in shooting identified
As the child of immigrants, it’s no wonder I’ve always been interested in the pathway to citizenship and changes in policy.
Refugees, asylum-seekers overwhelm Michigan shelters. Officials fear numbers will only grow
Fearing deportation, Iraqi refugees cut tethers
Body of refugee deported to Iraq on way to Detroit
ICE detainee died in Michigan jail that was criticized for lax COVID-19 protocols
Michigan advocates: ‘Civil immigration detention should not be a death sentence’
Family who took sanctuary in Detroit church 3 years ago pleaded for the ordeal to end soon. Three months following this report, the family was granted a stay by ICE.
Asian American community sees signs of resurgence in Detroit
Just 1.3% of Border Patrol arrests in Michigan connected to illegal border crossings
Biden pressed by Tlaib on Gaza as Arab Americans urge intervention
I spent years as a caregiver for my parents. When The Detroit News joined the NY-MI Solutions Journalism Collaborative, and they chose caregiving as their yearlong topic to tackle, it seemed only fitting that I jumped all in. Our award-winning work helped allocate more funding, resources and simplified the licensing process for kinship caregivers in Michigan. This came after a Detroit News project in 2022, which found these caregivers are often overlooked and undercounted in Michigan, especially as they are rarely defined or recognized in most state laws.
Caregivers in Michigan are reaching a breaking point
Michigan's most vulnerable rescued by kinship caregivers
Michigan to become first in U.S. to implement kinship care rule for relatives taking in loved ones
Michigan seeks kinship caregivers to apply for new advisory council
Michigan is paving the way for the renationalization of cannabis as alternative medicine in the Midwest. Over the last two years, I’ve documented the legalization, tracking the vastly changing industry and its effects on our communities.
Cannabis billboards seem to be everywhere. One Michigan city may ban them
When and how cannabis consumption lounges might open in Michigan
How Michigan marijuana regulators are trying to prevent a monopoly of dispensary chains
Detroit awards first 33 recreational marijuana retail licenses after court ruling
Detroit decriminalized 'magic mushrooms'; organizers look to grow a movement in Michigan