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Going On (and On) the Record with Detroit’s Own Donnie Simpson, Who Still Knows How to Keep Us Talking

It’s a late Friday evening in the DMV, and Donnie Simpson is at home reciting a Ice-T verse word-for-word over the phone to a...

Detroit Food Policy Council Appoints Lanay Gilbert-Williams as Executive Director 

A new executive director takes the helm at one of the region’s largest food security and food justice nonprofits.  Lanay Gilbert-Williams, a lifelong Detroiter and...

Future of Charles H. Wright, Detroit Historical Museums Could Be Determined by November Millage

Two of Detroit’s leading historical institutions are coming together to urge voters in two of the three metropolitan-area counties this November to pass a...

Longtime Chronicle Scribe Steve Holsey, the ‘Dean of Documenting Detroit,’ Dies at 77

Steve Holsey, a veteran journalist who began writing for the Michigan Chronicle in his teens and would go on to spend the next five...

Donavan McKinney and Shri Thanedar Close the Night in a Heated Battle for the 13th District Seat 

Residents in the 13th Congressional District could likely choose to advance a Democratic Socialist over a Democratic incumbent to square off against a Republican challenger in the general election this...

Chronicle Conversations: For the Formerly Incarcerated, Being Home Doesn’t Always Mean Being Free

In 2025, the State of Michigan touted that its rate of recidivism – the term used for parolees re-entering the prison system after three...

Introducing ‘Chronicle Conversations’: Talk to us, and Let’s Start a Discussion 

If you’ve been paying attention to our publication lately, we’ve been increasing our efforts to not only reinforce our status in the community as a conversation leader, but remind that we’re a community...

Denzel McCampbell is Blazing a Trail to Detroit’s Future. Haters Are Getting Left in the Dust 

Denzel McCampbell is not shying away from the greys that have overtaken his beard he’s been wearing at full length for a few years now. Men that grow out...

Jalen Rose at the Intersection of Detroit Hustle and Hollywood Shuffle  

If one were to bump into hometown hooper Jalen Rose around town these days and ask if he’s excited for next season, he’ll probably respond with two wildly disparate answers.  But it depends on...

These Two Best Friends Can’t Keep a Secret – And That’s Why You Can Trust Them

If two good friends are in a room and one of them gets hold of a microphone, you best believe the other one is...

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