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Detroit’s Moment of Measure: $410K Investment Promises Opportunity—But Who Benefits?

Detroit is getting $410,000 in state-backed funding to support local founders and recent graduates through two new programs—but the investment lands in a city...

Michigan Joins Lawsuit Over Trump-Era Education Freeze, Leaving Low-Income Students and Families in the Balance

Detroit doesn’t flinch when things get hard. But what happens when a community that already stretches every dollar is told that $171 million in...

‘Haus’ of Art, Fashion — and Healing

by Denim Fisher Feeling out of place in the high-pressure fashion industry, Amanda Moore-Karim decided to combine her passion for couture, storytelling, and spirituality and...

Black Women Are Building Detroit’s New Generation of Business Schools 

While elite universities and accelerator programs continue to overlook grassroots founders, three local entrepreneurs have stepped up to create what mainstream institutions never prioritized:...

Detroit’s Tech Future Shines as Apple Developer Academy Celebrates Fourth Graduating Class

Recently, 125 Detroiters graduated from the Apple Developer Academy, completing a 10-month program focused on app development, coding, design, marketing, and project management. The...

Amber Lewis Leads Detroit’s Push Into the $250 Billion Creator Economy

(photo cred to Lo Braden from the Detroit Creator Shoot in partnership with Micah Shumake) Amber M. Lewis, known online as Social N The City,...

Property is Power! What the Rollback of Fair Housing Means for Black Homeownership

In a quiet move that could have loud consequences, the Trump administration recently repealed a critical piece of the Biden-era housing equity agenda the...

How To Manage The High Costs Of Leasing or Buying a Vehicle

Sponsored by JPMorganChase Car prices may be volatile in 2025, so many consumers will have to be even smarter with their money....

Federal Shutdown of Job Corps Centers Strips Hundreds of Black Michigan Youth of Stability and Opportunity

There was no press conference. No public hearing. Just a quiet order from Washington—and hundreds of low-income Black youth in Detroit were told to...

Summer Food Relief Matters More Than Ever: Michigan’s SUN Bucks Program Steps In as Federal Threats Loom

When school lets out for summer, the silence in the halls doesn’t just signal a break from the classroom — it signals the return...

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