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Will the City of Detroit’s “Code Compliance Demands and New Directives” to Perfecting Church Lead to Completion? 

Bishop Marvin Winans    The majestic future home of Perfecting Church – under construction for almost 20 years – is impossible to miss for anyone traveling along...

Black Quarterbacks Matter: Two Black Quarterbacks Face off in Historic Super Bowl LVII

Black History Month now has another amazing story to add to its long list of accomplishments made by African Americans.  After all, when Super...

Speaker Joe Tate Makes History in the House 

As the 102nd Session of the Michigan Legislature picks up steam in the second month of the new year, Joe Tate (D-Detroit), the first...

The Charles H. Wright Museum and All That Jazz  

These days, there’s a bit of jazz in the air at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, or better said, a...

Lewis Foundation Reacts to John Lewis Stamp Announcement    

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced recently that it would honor John Lewis, the late Georgia Congressman, civil rights legend and champion for voting...

Tri-County Summit Chairs Pledge Unity to Strengthen Southeast Michigan  

Photo: Getty Images At the recent 14th Tri-County Summit, county legislators from Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties convened to address challenges collectively facing Michigan’s three...

News Stories, Developments, And Issues to Follow in 2023  

Photo: Getty Images   It’s challenging to identify a collection of local, regional, state, and national news stories and issues that will potentially impact the lives...

Water Shutoff Moratorium in Detroit is Close to Ending     

Photo: Getty Images   The moratorium implemented almost three years ago to stop water shutoffs for Detroit households during the COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled to lift...

PBS Documentary Spotlights Detroiter Ron Carter as the World’s Greatest and Most Recorded Bass Player 

For six decades – and counting - three-time Grammy winner and Detroiter Ron Carter has been called the most original, prolific and influential bass...

Vanguard Community Development Corporation. A Stalwart Champion for Detroit’s North End.

Pamela Martin-Turner, president & CEO of Vanguard.   Detroit’s North End -- The Second in a Monthly Series of Feature Stories About the Community   Sponsored by the...

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