Motown Museum has received a $1 million Legacy Grant from The Links Foundation, Incorporated, bringing the institution within $2 million of completing its $75 million capital campaign for its long-planned expansion. The gift, announced Monday, July 13, increases the museum's fundraising total to $73 million and supports construction of the...

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Motown Museum Gets $1 Million Legacy Grant as Expansion Campaign Nears Finish Line

Motown Museum has received a $1 million Legacy Grant from The Links Foundation, Incorporated, bringing the institution within $2 million of completing its $75...

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Mayor Mary Sheffield has appointed former Bedrock executive Addofio Addo as Detroit’s first Director of Retail Attraction, filling the new position she announced earlier...

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By Dr. Anthony O. Kellum, Contributing Columnist For generations, the national conversation about Black economic progress has followed a familiar script. We debate educational attainment,...

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