Local News|Roots (Community)

Detroit Teens to Earn Paychecks and Art Skills Through New Summer Training Program

Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter - May 1, 2025

Brittany McCauley’s story doesn’t begin in a gallery. It starts on the ground floor of Detroit’s creative hustle—drawing at twelve years old in a...

Breithaupt Students Strike Gold at SkillsUSA Michigan State Championship for Community Service Excellence

Amber Ogden, Staff Writer - April 25, 2025

courtesy of Breithaupt Career Technical Center Three students from Breithaupt Career Technical Center are bringing home the gold after clinching first place in the Community...

U-SNAP-BAC Marks 40 Years of East Side Power and Progress

Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter - April 24, 2025

Forty years ago, on Detroit’s East Side, a coalition was born not from corporate boards or political favor, but from the determined spirit of...

Yusef Bunchy Shakur Named First Black Executive Director of Michigan Roundtable

Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter - April 22, 2025

The same neighborhood that once branded Yusef Bunchy Shakur a menace is now the place that calls him “doctor.” Because a community watched a...

Next Generation of Creatives Takes Over the Walls at the DIA: The 88th Annual DPSCD Student Art Exhibition Opens on April 18.

Amber Ogden, Staff Writer - April 17, 2025

'Whispers of the Crimson Rose', Kharee Payton, grade 12 The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) proudly debuts the 88th Annual Detroit Public Schools Community District...

First Tee-Greater Detroit Partners with Rocket Classic to Host Masters Watch Party at Detroit Pistons’ Facility

Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor - April 9, 2025

First Tee Greater Detroit is hosting its 3rd Annual Augusta Watch Party on Saturday, April 12 at the Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center...

Boys & Girls Club Renames Highland Park Location After Michigan Chronicle Publisher Hiram E. Jackson Following $2M Renovation

Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor - April 8, 2025

Photos by Monica Morgan As a teenager attending Detroit Country Day School, Hiram E. Jackson once got into a fight after another student disparagingly said...

Detroit Invests Opioid Settlement Funds in Expanding Recovery Housing: A Step Toward Stabilizing Lives, Not Just Managing Addiction

Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter - April 4, 2025

No parent plans to raise a child who ends up navigating the cold floors of a shelter instead of the warmth of a family...

Milan Park in Northwest Detroit Transformed with Over $700K in Upgrades

Amber Ogden, Staff Writer - April 3, 2025

Photo by City of Detroit, Dante Rionda The City of Detroit Parks and Recreation Division (DPRD) is proud to unveil the completion of a $750,000...

3,000+ in Southeast Michigan Get Free Swim Lessons in 2024 Through ‘Everyone in the Pool’ Initiative Expands to 2025

Amber Ogden, Staff Writer - March 28, 2025

courtesy of Metroparks Statistics show a significant disparity in swimming ability among Black children and adults, with many facing barriers to learning how to swim....

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