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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...

Former Rogell Golf Course Reopens as 98-Acre Nature Park in Northwest Detroit 

By: Jasmine West  A former northwest Detroit golf course that sat closed for more than a decade has reopened as a 98-acre public nature park,...

Denzel McCampbell is Blazing a Trail to Detroit’s Future. Haters Are Getting Left in the Dust 

Denzel McCampbell is not shying away from the greys that have overtaken his beard he’s been wearing at full length for a few years now. Men that grow out...

Patricia LeBlanc Connects Randolph Students to Careers in Energy and Skilled Trades

By: Jasmine West When students at Randolph Career Technical Center begin exploring careers in energy and the skilled trades, Patricia 'Pat' LeBlanc wants them to...

Messiah Baptist Church Brings Free Clothing, Meals and Prayer to Detroit Community Days

By: Jasmine West Messiah Baptist Church will open its parking lot to Detroit residents for two Community Days in July, offering free clothing, hot meals...

Detroit Opens Cooling Centers as Heat Index Climbs Above 100 Degrees

By: Jasmine West Detroit residents will have access to air-conditioned recreation centers and libraries as dangerously high temperatures settle over the city through Thursday. The National...

Leading the Black Women’s Health Movement

For Monica Anderson, the push to create Black Women’s Health Month started not with a campaign, but with a heartbreaking loss. After losing her infant...

Cass Tech Graduates Head to MIT, Princeton and Dartmouth

By: Jasmine West Three Cass Technical High School graduates are preparing to take their talents from Detroit to some of the nation’s most selective universities,...

Jalen Rose at the Intersection of Detroit Hustle and Hollywood Shuffle  

If one were to bump into hometown hooper Jalen Rose around town these days and ask if he’s excited for next season, he’ll probably respond with two wildly disparate answers.  But it depends on...

Detroit Youth Mark Juneteenth With Financial Legacy Trip to Chicago

By: Jasmine West A financial lesson that began inside a Black-owned Detroit bank 30 years ago is carrying a new generation of young people across...

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