Here are five books by African American authors that explore Lent through history, spirituality and the enduring wisdom of Black faith traditions. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black ...

Prosecutors indicted her in 2001. The next year, her case went to trial and a jury convicted her of felony murder and aggravated assault. She says she later learned there had been a plea offer for 15 ...

Detroit Early Middle College, also known as DEMC, starts with scholars in ninth grade and continues through a 13th year. By the end of that pathway, students can graduate with up to 60 transferable ...

Mayor Sheffield announced Dr. Chanel Hampton as the administration’s first Senior Director of Youth and Education, with a dual appointment as Education Liaison to the Mayor. Under that leadership, ...

A recent poll surveying likely voters in the Michigan governor’s race has Democratic candidate for governor Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson up over Republican candidate U.S. Rep. John James, with ...

While it certainly serves a purpose, where there’s a Will, there’s not necessarily a way when it comes to avoiding probate ...

Detroit’s Dexter-Linwood neighborhood – an area long-known for being one of several food deserts in the city – is on a brighter path with the opening of Kandies Mini Mart, a new grocery section within ...

Property Is Power! ‘No Credit Score’ Conventional Mortgages Could Be a Quiet Game Changer for Black Homeownership ...

Nationally, small businesses still account for 99.9% of all U.S. firms and employ nearly half the private workforce. When young founders step into that ecosystem, they are not just creating income for ...

I was excited to start Black History Month at the launch of Rx Kids in the City of Detroit. Rx Kids is a program that started in Flint and has since spread to 29 Michigan communities. It helps new ...

Mayor Mary Sheffield and the Cass Corridor Neighborhood Development Corporation broke ground on Greystone Senior Living Apartments, a 49-unit affordable housing development for Detroit seniors planned ...

From May 12–14, 2026, Huntington Place in downtown Detroit will become the epicenter of defense, advanced manufacturing, ...