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El Pulso: Weekly News from EL CENTRAL
Read the articles on ELCENTRALmedia.com! "El Pulso" is a weekly audio news briefing featuring the most important stories from EL CENTRAL Hispanic News. Each episode prioritizes reporting from Southwest Detroit and Latino communities, while also covering key developments across Detroit and Metro Detroit. It's designed to give listeners clear, factual context on what happened, where, and why it matters—all in one place.
Episodes
- El Pulso: Weekly News from EL CENTRAL
EL CENTRAL Endorses Candidates; Southwest Arts School Breaks Ground; DCFC Opens Playoffs
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Michigan enters the final days before the November 3 midterm election. Former President Barack Obama and President Donald…
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Latino Voters Draw Attention Ahead of November; Detroit Invests in Healthcare Jobs; Credit Union ONE Reopens
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Latino voters in Michigan are drawing increased attention as the November 3 election approaches. Congresswoman Alexandria…
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Spanish-Language Voting Help Expands; Habla Detroit Draws 90 Learners; DCFC Secures Home Playoff Match
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Detroit officials prepare residents for the November 3 election, with free DDOT bus rides on Election Day, Spanish-language…
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Senate Theater Turns 100; Detroit Archbishop Calls for Immigration Reform; SER Marks 55 Years
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Detroit Archbishop Edward Weisenburger calls for a change in how Americans approach immigration. Speaking during the World…
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Latino Political Presence Grows Downriver; Cabrini Clinic Provides Free Care; Broderick Manor Reopens
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Lincoln Park’s growing Latino community is becoming more visible in local politics as Michigan voters begin casting…
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34 Candidates Seek Detroit School Board Seats; Bilingual College Program Comes to Southwest; DCFC Moves Into Third
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Detroit voters prepare to elect a new majority of the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education…
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English Learners Face Funding Gap; Southwest Youth Council Recruits; Fiesta Tigres Celebrates Latino Heritage
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Detroit homeowners have until September 22 to apply for two city programs offering free repairs to qualifying households…
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Latino Voter Turnout Rises; CHASS CEO Takes National Role; DPSCD Leader Earns Visionary Award
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Latino voter turnout rises in Michigan as organizers prepare for the November election. New post-primary research shows…
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Hotel Yorba Gets New Owner; Police Calls to ICE Rise; ¡Fiesta Tigres! Returns
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, a new investigation from Michigan Public and Outlier Media examines how routine encounters with local police can turn into…
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Detroit Students Get “Day One Ready”; Latino Community Sends Earthquake Relief; DCFC Beats League Leaders
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Detroit students head back to class as the city promotes its “Day One Ready” campaign, with enrollment resources, health…
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SXSW Voting Open for Latino Voices in Tech; Wayne County Restarts Tax Relief; DCFC Draws at Home
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, we look at resources available to Detroit small-business owners through the New Economy Initiative and its network of local…
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ICE Arrests Hit Record Levels; Migrant Children Lose Legal Support; Southwest Freight Project Moves Forward
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, ICE arrests reach record levels nationwide as legal support for unaccompanied immigrant children shrinks. In Michigan, more…
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Abdul El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson Win Primaries; Migrant Children Lose Legal Support; Wayne State Names Latino Studies Leader
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Michigan’s primary election sets the stage for November. Abdul El-Sayed wins the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate…
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Livingston County Joins ICE Program, DPSCD Seeks Operating Millage, & the Gordie Howe Bridge Opens
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Detroit voters prepare to decide an operating millage that could generate approximately $112 million a year for Detroit…
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ICE Deaths Draw More Scrutiny, Transit Millage Nears Vote, & Spain Wins World Cup
In this week's edition of EL PULSO, immigrant-rights advocates across Michigan condemn recent ICE-related deaths and renew calls for greater oversight of…
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Community Mourns ICE Shooting Victim; La Norteña Redevelopment Breaks Ground; OSHA Heat Rule Faces Opposition
In this week's edition of EL PULSO, immigrant-rights advocates raise new concerns after two immigrants were killed during encounters involving ICE agents…
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Pontiac Arrests Increase; Concert of Colors Turns 35; World Cup Hosts Eliminated
In this week's edition of EL PULSO, advocates in Pontiac estimate that more than 400 Latino residents have been arrested since immigration enforcement…
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SDBA Honors; A New Historical Marker; & Mexico Advances to Knockout Stage!
In this week's edition of EL PULSO, the Southwest Detroit Business Association honors neighborhood leaders during its annual Community Investment Breakfast…
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ICE Retreats from Romulus; E&L Reopens After Arson Fire; Mexico Beats Czechia 3-0
In this week's edition of EL PULSO, E&L Supermercado reopens after a May arson fire temporarily closed one of Southwest Detroit's most relied-on grocery…
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Ste. Anne Basilica Begins $55 Million Restoration; DCFC Opens Stadium Preview Center; Concert of Colors Returns to Mexicantown
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, the Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit begins a $55 million restoration project aimed at preserving Detroit’s oldest parish…
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ICE Pursuits Leave Two Detroiters Injured; Venezuelan Father Returns Home; World Cup 2026 Kicks Off
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, two Detroit-area immigrants are seriously injured after encounters involving ICE agents, raising questions about…
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Corktown Adds 188 Housing Units; Detroit Food Truck Rules Under Review; Sheffield Frames Poverty as Economic Strategy
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Alliance Catholic Credit Union breaks ground on a new Southwest Detroit branch that will offer Spanish-language services…
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Latin Rhythms Help Draw Thousands to Movement, Grand Prix Returns, DPSCD Museum Reopens This Summer
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, the Detroit Children’s Museum prepares to reopen to the public after years of limited operations and pandemic-era closure…
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"Spit in Your Face" Opens at Detroit Rep; ICE Protests Target Detention Centers in Romulus and Baldwin; DPSCD Announces Major High School Overhaul
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Catholic leaders and immigration organizers from across Michigan and Ohio gather in Detroit to discuss how churches can…
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E&L Supermercado Closes After Fire; LA SED Celebrates 61 Years; Mariachi Vargas Performs at Detroit Opera House
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, a fire at E&L Supermercado in Southwest Detroit leads to a federal arson case and temporarily shuts down one of the…
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Cinco de Mayo Parade & Fiesta, Romulus ICE Proposal Faces Protest, Sushi Los Toritos Opens on W. Vernor
In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, Southwest Detroit prepares for its annual Cinco de Mayo Parade and Fiesta, with events scheduled along West Vernor and a…
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Spanish S.W.A.G. Program Expands Statewide, VOCES Teams with U of M, & a Dearborn Family Departs U.S.
Read the articles at EL CENTRALmedia.com! In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, we report on a Detroit educator expanding a Spanish learning program built around…
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58 Sources of Pollution , Kresge's $50K Artist Grants, & Cinco de Mayo Returns
In this week’s episode: New data shows 58 sources of air pollution concentrated in one Southwest Detroit neighborhood; A free college fair connects students…
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$15K Homebuyer Boost, Free Student Transit, and U of M Wins it All
Mayor Mary Sheffield announces a $15,000 homebuyer incentive and plans to raise city wages to $21.45 an hour, while new infrastructure along West Vernor is…
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Springwells' New $48MM School, Housing costs hit $300/sq ft, & No Kings @ Grand Circus
Read all these stories on ELCENTRALmedia.com. Thousands march across Detroit as part of a national protest movement, while Michigan files a lawsuit to block a…
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ICE Airport Expansion and Protests Across Michigan — Plus Chávez Allegations
Read the stories at ELCENTRALmedia.com! This week on EL PULSO, we break down the stories shaping Southwest Detroit and communities across Michigan — including…
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Sheffield in Southwest, Latino Voices in Tech, & Detroit Home Repair Deadlines
Read the articles at ELCENTRALmedia.com! This week on EL PULSO: Mayor Mary Sheffield meets directly with residents in a packed Southwest gathering, where…
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Lincoln’s Latino President, Two Rights to Know During ICE Encounters, & Mayor Sheffield in Southwest
Read the stories on ELCENTRALmedia.com! This week on EL PULSO: Latino construction workers facing dangerous heat on the job, legal experts explain two rights…
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Western Students Walk Out, DFO313 "Real Talk", and JB McBurbs' Facebook Poetry
Read this week's stories on ELCENTRALmedia.com! This week on EL PULSO, hundreds of students at Western International High School walk out of class to protest…
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One Year After the Flood, Romulus Says No to ICE, & Police Suspensions Spark Debate
This week on EL PULSO, we break down a unanimous vote in Romulus rejecting a proposed 500-bed ICE detention center near Detroit Metro Airport — and why the…
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Big Sean & Usher Open Innovation Hub, and ICE Expands to Romulus
Read the articles online at ELCENTRALmedia.com! This week on EL PULSO: A new 15,000-square-foot Boys & Girls Club opens inside Michigan Central with support…
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Superbowl Halftime at Taqueria El Rey, ICE Detentions in Hazel Park
Read the stories on ELCENTRALmedia.com! This week on EL PULSO, we report on Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl LX halftime performance and the packed watch party…
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Bad Bunny Wins Big While Growing Student Protests Across Michigan
Read the articles at ELCENTRALmedia.com! This week on EL PULSO, we break down a historic night at the Grammy Awards as Bad Bunny becomes the first artist to…
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Cold, Protests, and Policy Collide in Michigan
This week on EL PULSO, we break down a surge in federal immigration enforcement and the response it’s sparked across Michigan, including protests, vigils, and…
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Immigration Organizing, Community Power, and Detroit This Week
This week on EL CENTRAL’s Weekly Roundup, we walk through what’s been unfolding across Michigan and Detroit, from immigrant communities organizing in response…