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Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter

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Ebony JJ is a master journalist who has an extensive background in all areas of journalism with an emphasis on impactful stories highlighting the advancement of the Black community through politics, economic development, community, and social justice. She serves as senior reporter and can be reached via email: ecurry@michronicle.com Keep in touch via IG: @thatssoebony_

Rx Kids Expands to Ypsilanti With Direct Cash Support for New Moms and Babies

The State of Michigan recently committed $270 million to expand Rx Kids to additional Michigan communities over the next three years. That expansion now...

Mary Sheffield Becomes the Youngest Black Woman Ever Elected to Lead a Major U.S. City

Mary Sheffield is Detroit’s new mayor-elect. For the first time in 12 years, Detroiters elected a mayor other than Mike Duggan, who announced earlier this...

Detroit Homeowners Have Until November 7 to Apply for HOPE Property Tax Assistance

Detroit homeowners facing financial hardship have until November 7 at 4:30 p.m. to apply for the City’s Homeowners Property Exemption (HOPE) program, which helps...

When the Safety Net Disappears: Detroit’s Response to the SNAP Pause 

The first of the month has always carried weight in Detroit. It’s the day bills get paid, groceries fill the refrigerator again, and mothers...

East Warren Corridor Revival Continues with Redevelopment and Expansion of Long-Vacant Arthur Murray Building  

East Warren has carried Detroit’s contradictions for decades — community pride and neighborhood neglect, side by side. On one block you’ll find long-standing homeowners...

‘What a Woman’: Detroit Celebrates the Life of Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick  

The sanctuary at Greater Emmanuel Church of God in Christ was already full before the first note of the organ swelled through the air....

WATCH: Pancakes & Politics Overdrive Tackles Michigan’s K–12 Crisis

The Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics: Overdrive series turned its focus toward one of the state’s most urgent challenges—education. The discussion, moderated by Michigan...

The Beauty and Importance of Black Culture in Paradise Valley 

By: Ashlyn Nealy, Lia Bruner, Bella Irons, Ameera Johnson, Reagan Mcdonugal, Addison Wade, Skylar Williams, Makayla Cockroft, Jordyn McClendon, Kenley Jackson (Jack & Jill...

Detroit Homeowners Have Until November 7 to Apply for HOPE Property Tax Assistance

Detroit homeowners facing financial hardship have until November 7 at 4:30 p.m. to apply for the City’s Homeowners Property Exemption (HOPE) program, which helps...

Detroit’s Sati Smith Named to African American Credit Union Hall of Fame

Sati Smith, CEO of Diversified Members Credit Union (DMCU), will be inducted into the African American Credit Union Hall of Fame making her the...

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