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Don’t Let Fraud and Scams Ground Your Summer Vacation 

Sponsored by JPMorganChase  As you make your summer travel plans this year, or perhaps you’ve already hit the road or you’re on your way to the...

What Wayne County Voters Should Know About the August 4 Public Transportation Funding Question 

Wayne County voters will see a public transportation funding question on the August 4 ballot. At its most basic level, the question asks voters to decide countywide...

America at 250: It’s Time for a Tax Code That Lives Up to Our Ideals 

By Brakeyshia Samms, Senior Analyst, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy  (This story was originally published on OtherWords.org.)  The 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States is a...

Deed Fraud Can Cause Vulnerable Detroiters to Lose Their Homes and it’s Hard to Catch the Thieves 

By Donovan McCarty, Director of the Housing Justice Clinic at MSU College of Law (This story was originally published by The Conversation, and its Detroit editor Eleanore Catolico contributed reporting.)  Buying her first...

Turn a Wall on Its Side, and It Becomes a Table 

By Ben Jealous, President and CEO emeritus of the NAACP  We have always been at our best when we welcomed the stranger. It is time to be at...

Black Women: The Backbone of Michigan Politics Deserve More Than Symbolic Appreciation

By Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, M.Ed. For generations, Black women have been the backbone of political organizing, voter engagement, community advocacy, and civic participation in Michigan. We...

Light Up Livernois Expands with Same Great Vibes, a New Theme Song, and a Wellness Focus for 2026

Light Up Livernois continues to deepen its imprint on Detroit’s cultural landscape with the unveiling of its first-ever official theme song and the announcement...

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II: We Must Stand TALL Against Trump’s Latest Attack on Mail Ballots

By Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II The U.S. Postal Service is supposed to deliver your mail, not decide whether your vote gets counted. But under a...

COMMUNITY VOICES: Detroit Can Come Together to Address Affordable Housing Challenge, Create Solutions 

By Linda Little and Adam Hollier  If you ask most people about affordable housing, they picture a challenge affecting only those living at the margins...

Community Voices: Detroit’s Cass Tech’s $98 Million Victory Is More Than a Headline. It Is an Economic Lifeline for Detroit 

By Dr. Jumanne R. Sledge, Cass Tech Alum  At a moment when public education systems across America are bracing for uncertainty, Detroit’s legendary Cass Technical High...

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