The 2020 census found that Detroit's population had shrunk. Mayor Mike Duggan ran on a campaign of growing the city's population and has chosen to sue the Census Bureau.
For The New York Times.
Michigan State House Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson exits her Detroit home. Johnson is a critic of Mayor Duggan and doesn't feel the city's neighborhood's haven't felt much improvement since he took office.
Willie Wesley, 61, argues with Rep. Johnson about Detroit city politics. They've been neighbors for over 20 years.
A basketball hoop in front of a blighted house in Michigan State House Rep. Johnson's neighborhood.
Kenneth Robinson, 72, poses for a portrait in his apartment kitchen while being evicted. Robinson was evicted from his apartment because of his landlord's concern regarding air quality after significant flooding in the area two months prior.
Michigan State House Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson makes the rounds in her Detroit neighborhood.
A man rides his bike in front of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center and the Spirit of Detroit.
An empty street in Downtown Detroit.
Mayor Mike Duggan poses for a photo in his office in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. Contrary to the findings of the US Census, Mayor Duggan insists the population of Detroit has grown not dwindled.
Overgrown brush and abandoned properties in Rep. Johnson's neighborhood in Detroit.
Rep. Johnson kicks glass bottles litter out from an overgrown lot in her Detroit neighborhood.
Well maintained properties in Michigan State House Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson's Detroit neighborhood.
A street light in Rep. Johnson's neighborhood.