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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_

For Black Trans Women, a Chosen Mother Means Love — and a Vital Line of Defense 

This story was originally reported by Ebony JJ Curry of The 19th. Meet Ebony and read more of their reporting on gender, politics...

Michigan Chronicle Women of Excellence Class Pushes Legacy to 950 Honorees at Huntington Place

Photo credit: Monica Morgan Photography A room full of Black women who have carried Detroit on their backs does not need exaggerated language. It needs...

Detroit Artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards Brings Her Largest Exhibition to Wellin Museum of Art

Jamea Richmond-Edwards Hamilton College Photo by Janelle Rodriguez

Detroit-Founded Warrior Academy Expands Across Midwest Serving More Than 1,000 Boys

A program born in Detroit to meet a need too many schools still struggle to address has grown into a multi-state effort reaching more...

Michigan Chronicle Names 2026 Women of Excellence Special Honorees

Detroit has a way of teaching you what excellence looks like. Sometimes it shows up in a packed election room where the lights never...

Paid Summer Arts Jobs Open for 200 Detroit Teens

Caption: High School participants in Live Coal's 2025 SAET program. Photo Credit: Live Coal

For These Black Muslim Women, Ramadan is About Faith, Tradition and Sisterhood

Almost one-quarter of the world's population are Muslim and many participate in Ramadan, the Islamic holy month that commemorates the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. (EMILY SCHERER FOR THE 19TH)

Michigan Senate Moves to Cap Medical Debt Interest

A hospital bill can land like a second diagnosis. You survive the ER visit, the surgery, the specialist, the test results. Then the envelope...

Dreamgirls Returns to Detroit Easter Weekend

Dreams have a way of staying with us. Some live in the songs we grew up on. Some live in the films that helped shape...

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