detroit (mich.)

Paul Clemens recounts his childhood in Detroit, describing what it was like to grow up white and working class in a city that epitomized white flight and urban decay.

Teenager Tara, who has always been shy and jealous of her sister, has to step into the shoes of her twin, Mya, after a tragedy, and learns her sibling's life is not as perfect as she thought it was.

Asia Smith's life is turned upside down when her indulgent father dies unexpectedly, leaving Asia in the care of her Aunt Joy and attending a new school, where she joins the wrong crowd and soon winds up pregnant and forced to grow up too fast.

After leaving rural Virginia for Detroit in 1963, a young black girl struggles with divided loyalties as she begins to see her family in a new light.

Mildred Peacock, mother of five, black, and fed up with poverty and the jealous rampages of her husband, kicks him out to raise her kids on her own.

Charlie LeDuff examines what destroyed his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, by investigating politicians, trying to understand the systemic arson and bureaucratic corruption within the fire departments, meeting with union bosses and homeless squatters, while trying to understand how the ordinary people are holding the city together.

The summer after he finishes seventh grade, Oren is occupied with turning an empty lot into a memorial ball field honoring his best friend, who was murdered there, and with finding the killer and making him confess.

Detroit private investigator Amos Walker, having agreed to look into the theft of HDTV converter boxes for a local merchandise dealer, finds a suspect dead and must cooperate with the local police and federal agents in order to clear his name and find the real killer.

Presents a historical background of the 1967 Detroit riots, explores controversies surrounding the event, and offers personal narratives from those involved.

Sixteen-year-old Latina Smith, who has risen to the forefront of her group of friends, lives a glamorous lifestyle with Gena and Asia while dealing with problems at home, including her mother's drug addiction and life in Detroit's projects.