A six-part video series released by The New York Times shows, rather than tells, the stories behind five young people from Detroit. Each spoke of the challenges of living in a neighborhood replete with violence and crime, but also of the influence of their high school community. (The New York Times)
Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the... More by Madlin Mekelburg
