In this Great Lakes Now featured story, viewers get a glimpse into how they can see night sky lights, like the northern lights, the challenges that comes with capturing them, and why Michigan is one of the best states in the lower 48 to see auroras.
Read MoreOne prominent Japanese tradition involves pounding in the New Year with fresh mochi, rice smashed into a gooey paste and molded into round cakes, then eaten for good luck. The One Detroit team takes a trip to a metro Detroit community center where the Japanese American Citizens League of Detroit hosts their second annual mochitsuki party.
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As Michigan’s redistricting panel prepares to approve new legislative boundaries this month, some activists say proposed maps give rural areas outsized clout because of how inmate populations are counted. Even though the roughly 35,000 people serving sentences in Michigan prisons can’t vote, they are counted as residents of prisons where they are held for purposes of representation. Opponents call that “prison gerrymandering” because it inflates the population — and power — of smaller communities.
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The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state’s redistricting panel violated the state Constitution when it met behind closed doors to discuss secret memos used to draw the state’s new political boundaries. Several hours after the ruling, the commission released the memos around 11:30 p.m.
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The Detroit Public Television-produced 1987 documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” received the ultimate honor this week when it was inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry and named one of the 25 most influential films this year. The documentary focuses on the brutal murder of 27-year-old Detroiter Vincent Chin in 1982, and the galvanizing effects it had to springboard the Asian American community into political action.
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One Detroit’s Will Glover talks with Bridge Michigan reporter Sergio Martínez-Beltrán about the current and future litigation facing the Michigan Redistricting Commission over unreleased notes from a closed meeting and the proposed maps. Then, Stephen and Nolan recap 2021 and discuss the stories to follow for the new year. Plus, celebrate the holidays this year with the Detroit Historical Musuem’s Hudson’s Holidays exhibit and a special preview of the Detroit Performs Special: Interlochen’s “The Nutcracker.”
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