Caithleen Newell, center, 23, of Troy, MI, in an outfit referencing the chandelier in “The Phantom of the Opera” dances at Broadway Rave, a touring dance party celebrating musical theater and show tunes at St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit. For Chicago Tribune
Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corp. For Wall Street Journal
The farmland surrounding Kipper Elementary School in Harbor Beach provides lots of room to run during recess. Kipper is one of six one-room schoolhouses in rural Huron County. This school of choice has one teacher and one paraprofessional to instruct the 11 students who range from kindergarten to 8th grade. For Bridge Michigan
Emily Smith of Dayton, Ohio met her husband Dave while they were deployed in Afghanistan. The ex-military couple supports President Trump and believes the 2020 election was stolen from him. She and Dave traveled to Washington, DC on January 6, 2021, the day the Capitol was invaded to protest the election results. They were hit with teargas while they were on the balcony. For Moustique
Jenaveve Biernat and co-owner Anahi Hollis of Meta Physica Massage won first prize in the Hatch Detroit business incubator contest. In majority-black Detroit, the retail development contest that boasts a made-in-Detroit attitude has leaned heavily toward white winners. For Bridge Michigan
Linda Johnston, an inspector with Element Electronics, conducts final tests on a refurbished television. The Canton, Michigan company is getting ready for full production of flat-screen televisions, which will begin next week. Element and their Chinese partners now believe it's cheaper to have larger televisions assembled in the US, given the shipping costs of sending large screens. For The Wall Street Journal
Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO of General Motors. For WSJ Magazine
Fans wait to meet Claressa Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medal boxer, as she returns to her hometown of Flint. For Powerade
Joseph Rivers was stopped by DEA agents on an Amtrak train heading to Los Angeles from Detroit. He was carrying a suitcase filled with $16,000, money he said he had spent months raising to pursue his dream of becoming a musician in LA. Despite explaining this to them, the agents seized his money without charging him, saying they suspected he was using it for illegal activity. Now Mr. Rivers has hired a lawyer and is trying to get his money back from the feds. He said, "At some point, you have to draw a line in the sand. Period." Meanwhile, the forfeiture of his life's savings is the latest case to call into question the controversial practice of asset forfeiture, which allows federal authorities to take money and goods from people whom they suspect are engaged in criminal activity without ever charging them. For Wall Street Journal
Students gather around a game of battle tops during recess at Robert Kerr Elementary School in Durand, Michigan. For Education Week
Diane Swonk at her home broadcast studio in Evanston, IL. As Chief Economist for KPMG, she makes numerous TV appearances, at times as many as four per day. For Businessweek
National Book Award winner Jaimy Gordon. For Wall Street Journal
The paint shop is one area where Chrysler is implementing the Meisterbock gaging system in hopes of improving its reputation for poor quality metrics. For Wall Street Journal
Oktoberfest celebration for Otto Bock
Detroit Police Chief James Craig. For Bridge Michigan
Darth Vader. Grosse Pointe Farms
"Response to intervention" was introduced into federal special education law as a method of identifying children with learning disabilities. However, RTI was quickly adopted as a model for overall school improvement because of its focus on assisting quickly to struggling students before any academic deficits have a chance to become entrenched. For Education Week
Mike Score, President of Hantz Farms walks through an empty lot near the intersection of St. Paul and Crane on Detroit's east side. The lot and many nearby lots are part of Hantz Farms' proposed area for tree farms. For Wall Street Journal
Attendees pray at Bethlehem Church in Potts Camp, Mississippi.
Pastor Jon Vazquez prays with church-goers at Bethlehem Church in Potts Camp, Mississippi. For Le Vif
Enslaved people and sharecroppers worked the cotton fields on the many farms of Marshall County, Mississippi. Soybeans are now the primary crop grown in the area. For Le Vif
Toledo Museum of Art, Glass Pavilion
President Donald Trump supporters at his last rally before election day at Executive Airport in Miami, Florida, USA. November 1, 2020. For Le Vif
Nordic Gun and Pawn shop in Wildwood, Florida. For Le Vif
Pastor Paula White preaches at City of Destiny Church in Apopka, Florida, on November 1, 2020. Pastor White acts as President Donald Trump's spiritual advisor. For Le Vif
Victor Brown of Miami, Florida, is concerned with escalating racial violence if Donald Trump is reelected in 2020. For Le Vif
John Hulett is happy with Trump’s immigration stance (“I don’t think we should make allowances for people who want to come here and … make us subject to Sharia law or Hispanic law or whatever”) and thinks “the whole Russian connection” is a distraction from real issues. For Bridge Michigan
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Kevin Morin's 24th floor condo in the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel building overlooks the tall buildings in downtown Detroit. Morin purchased the condo in 2008, when the city was offering tax abatements to those willing to invest in living and doing business in the city. The tax break expires next year and he's deciding if he'll sell before his yearly tax bill goes from $450 to $12,000. For Bridge Michigan
Wilfredo Diaz, a DACA “Dreamer’ originally from Guatemala, lives in Wyoming, Michigan, with his mother, brother, and sister. Since Donald Trump was sworn in as president, Diaz’s opinion of the president has not changed. “I don’t like him as a president. I feel like Trump brought out more of that hate and racism that people were kind of hiding." “A lot of times I tell myself, ‘I don’t care what happens if I get deported,’” he said. “I don’t want to live my life in fear. But then I come back to reality. I feel like I’m part of both places. (Guatemala) is my country where I was born, but this is my home.” For Bridge Michigan
Larry Dudley had multiple bench warrants, over 60 parking and traffic tickets, and more than $50,000 in fines and fees. After he enrolled in Street Outreach Court Detroit, he was able to complete a program to address the causes of his homelessness and meet with a judge who ultimately dismissed the warrants and had the fines and fees waived. For Bridge Michigan
Brian Pannebecker, a forklift operator at Ford Motor Company, was laid off in March as the company suspended production due to the stay-at-home order to slow coronavirus spread. Pannebecker hopes to return to work at Ford Sterling Axle Plant in Sterling Heights at the end of April, though the shutdown situation remains fluid. For Businessweek
Ford re-introduced the popular Bronco for 2021 after stopping production in 1996. For Businessweek
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