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Plans to improve Michigan’s K‑12 schools depend on how the state funds public education

This post was originally published on The Conversation. By: Jason Burns, Madeline Mavrogordato Michigan voters will head to the polls in November to elect a new...

Clutch Consulting Includes 10 News Businesses in its Second Black Biz Fellowship Cohort  

 Black-owned businesses are launching at record rates, yet relatively few successfully scale into multi-million-dollar enterprises due to limited access to capital, executive advisory support, and growth...

Only Half of Detroit’s 90k Eligible Kids Use their Free Dental Care. Covenant Community Care Wants to Change That 

Covenant’s mobile dental team returns to Detroit classrooms this fall, treating thousands of students at no cost to their families  No Detroit resident should have to live...

Thirteen Votes. Thirteen Citizens. One Failure of Democracy 

By Janice M. Winfrey, 
Detroit City Clerk  On this past August 4th Primary, 13 Detroit electors returned their absentee ballots to the Detroit City Clerk’s Office in the Coleman...

Deputy SOS Says ‘Black Lives Are Saved’ at National Minority Donor Awareness Month Event 

Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edvebie marked the start of National Minority Donor Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation in multicultural communities....

Detroit at Work Hires Ira Thompson II as New CFO  

The City of Detroit’s workforce agency, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) recently hired Ira Thompson II as Chief Financial Officer.  In this role, Thompson II...

Money Matters: The State of Black Media—and Why Its Future Matters to Business

By Mark Lee, Contributing Columnist Black-owned media has long served as more than a source of news. It has been a trusted institution, an advocate...

Jay Butler’s Decades-Long Detroit Radio Run Concludes

More than 60 years after he became a leading voice in the Detroit radio market, Jay Butler retired from WDET 101.9 FM radio on...

Detroit Has a Shortage of National Retailers. What Can Officials Do to Attract More Chains to the City?

By Keion Harris, University of Michigan and Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan Detroit’s borders encompass 139 square miles, a footprint large enough to fit Manhattan,...

Financial Wellness is a Practice: Community Manager Annette Washington in Detroit Shares How to Build a Routine that Lasts 

Sponsored by JPMorganChase  When it comes to personal finance, most of us think about goals—saving for a home, paying off debt, or launching a business. But...
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