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Detroit Declares Violet T. Lewis Day Nearly a Century After Her HBCU Vision Took Root

Photo credit: Ernest Dixon II  By: Jasmine West Nearly a century after Dr. Violet T. Lewis founded what would become Michigan’s only historically Black college, Detroit...

Democrats Split on Saline Data Center Groundbreaking with OpenAI Founder

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faced public opposition to data centers head on Tuesday at a groundbreaking event over a controversial project in Saline. There's belief...

These Detroit Area Primary Races Will Test Democratic Voters

Local legislative races will take the temperature of Democratic voters across Metro Detroit this August. The values of the Democratic Party are being shaped in...

Detroit’s High Property Taxes Are Driving a Housing Affordability Crisis – How Can City Leaders Bring Down Costs? 

By Amanda Nothaft, Director of Data and Analysis at the University of Michigan Property taxes in Detroit, the highest among major U.S. cities, continue to burden the city’s...

DPSCD Unveils a Transformative New Curriculum Model at Hall of Fame Alumni Gala 

Detroit students entering high school this fall could walk away four years later with far more than a diploma. Under a new redesign unveiled...

‘Money out of Politics’ Ballot Initiative Turns in 561K Signatures

A ballot effort says it is confident voters will be able to decide whether large corporations contribute to politicians after turning in 561,468 petition...

Detroit is Electronic Music Capitol at Movement Festival

Thousands of electronic movement fans converged at Hart Plaza downtown Detroit Memorial Day weekend for a celebration of one of the city's renowned exports:...

Michigan Democrats Push for State Voting Rights Act

Senate Democrats in Lansing last week unveiled a package aimed at protecting free and fair elections The legislation, Senate Bills 961–964, would prevent local governments...

Sugar Factory’s Quiet Exit Leaves a Noticeable Gap at Campus Martius

By: Jasmine West Downtown Detroit lost one of its louder, brighter dining attractions with the quiet closure of Sugar Factory American Brasserie at One Campus...

Detroit Development Fund Marks 25 Years of Fueling Black Business Growth Across Detroit 

By Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor  For 25 years, the Detroit Development Fund has quietly done the kind of work that rarely makes headlines but often...

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