Shamayim "Mama Shu" Harris, internationally recognized community activist, founder of Avalon Village, and candidate for Mayor of Highland Park, today announced she is officially passing the torch of executive leadership at Avalon Village to her daughters, Kafi Humphrey and Aziza Brent. The transition allows Mama Shu to focus entirely on...

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Shamayim ‘Mama Shu’ Harris Transfers Leadership of Avalon Village to Daughters in Mayoral Pursuit

Shamayim "Mama Shu" Harris, internationally recognized community activist, founder of Avalon Village, and candidate for Mayor of Highland Park, today announced she is officially...

Cosm Detroit Brings Immersive Sports Experience to the Heart of Downtown

Detroiters are passionate about watching sports, but Cosm hopes to change the way they experience the action. The immersive sports and entertainment company celebrated the...

Property is Power! The Best Time to Buy May Not Feel Like the Best Time to Buy

By Dr. Anthony O. Kellum, Contributor Some of the greatest opportunities in real estate arrive disguised as uncertainty. When mortgage rates are low, the economy feels...

The Inner Architecture: Divine Feminine vs. Hyper-Independence

You know this language now. Maybe you have built an altar, or at least thought about it. You have spent time around conversations about...

Ryan Clark Launches New Show After ESPN Departure: ‘I’m Not Lamenting What Was Lost’

Ryan Clark is back on the air just weeks after ESPN let him go. The former NFL safety debuted The Pivot Sports with Ryan Clark...

DPSCD School Board Elections: 34 Candidates, Five Seats, and A Lot of Homework for Detroit Voters

Detroit voters have seen this movie before. A crowded ballot can look like a good thing with plenty of choices, plenty of voices, plenty of...

The Inner Architecture: When Healing Changes Your Relationships

Healing changes your relationships because it changes what you are willing to participate in. You stop laughing off what hurts. You stop saying yes out...

Bedrock, GM Want $548M for $2.2B Renaissance Center Redevelopment

Bedrock and General Motors are asking for $472 million in public money for the $2.2 billion redevelopment of the Renaissance Center downtown. Tearing down the two...

El-Sayed Announces Plan to Grow Black Businesses, Homeownership

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Tuesday released a set of policies he says will empower Michigan’s Black residents. What his campaign calls the...

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