Garvey Academy, successful African-themed school in Detroit, merged last year with two failing city schools in an attempt to improve the educational outcome for all students. The first semester has been a battle of wills between teachers and new students.

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Marcus Garvey Academy Rises Above

A local Ferndale woman has one of the largest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collections in the country. Her dream is to one day open a TMNT museum.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Just 20 minutes outside of Ann Arbor, in Pinckney, MI, Kevin MacRitchie raises around 100 buffalo for healthy meat and to preserve the pureness of the buffalo breed. Kevin's "other job" is being vice-president of Cisco.

Buffalo - God's Cattle

tephanie Vargas of Detroit talks about her 1964 Chevrolet Impala.

Stephanie's Impala

See how the Cash for Clunkers participants have to terminate engines.

The Grim Reaper of Clunkers

Kids in Metro Detroit taking their first flight ever as part of the Young Eagles program learn that if they put their minds to it anything is possible.

Young Eagles Take Flight

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing took office today as the city's 62nd mayor after receiving the oath of office and having his victory in Tuesday's election certified.

Dave Bing sworn in as Detroit Mayor

"I was 9 when I first started selling drugs," said Ramon Jackson, ex-prisoner. He tells his life story of growing up poor in Detroit, crime and redemption.

Crime and Redemption

Freddie Harris always thought he would die on the street. He has battled not only homelessness but also mental illness that locks him in fear, depression, paranoia and confusion. Still, the self-taught artist has done more than survive. He has managed to create hundreds of drawings — many of stunning quality — using pencils, pens and spiral notebooks he bought from money earned collecting bottles and cans.

Homeless State of Mind

Smokey Robinson talks about writing "My Girl"

Motown at 50: My Girl

Mark Phelan's choices for cars that are hits and misses at the 2009 North American International Auto Show.

Mark Phelan's hits and misses

Sights and sounds from the National Mall during the historic inauguration of Barack Obama.

Inauguration of Barack Obama

For the first time in four decades, the platinum production team Holland-Dozier-Holland gathers in a studio to revisit their raw Motown tracks. The trio guides us through the making of the Supremes' "You keep Me Hangin' On," revealing the creative process that spawned dozens of Top 40 hits.

Holland-Dozier-Holland

Many national and international journalists came to the Lamborghini Fashion Show at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan on Monday January 12, 2009. Beautiful models walked and showed off fashion to the beat of electronica music.

Lamborghini Fashion at Detroit Auto Show

Alex Martinez was raised on a farm in Mexico where he learned the art of lasso - la riata. Today Martinez teaches American-born, urban kids the lessons of lasso and life.

The lesson of lasso and life

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