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Community Voices: What Justin Onwenu vs. Abraham Aiyash Means for Black Detroiters

By: Keith Williams, Chair, Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus 2026 will be a defining year for Michigan Democrats. Donald Trump is back in power, and...

Baker’s Keyboard Lounge Reopens After Renovations

The city is buzzing as Detroit's legendary Baker's Keyboard Lounge has officially reopened its doors following a 30-day closure to complete Phase I renovations,...

Dr. Karl Gregory Lived a Life of Vision, Courage, and Legacy

By Dr. Sheila Gregory, Guest Contributor Dr. Karl Dwight Gregory – distinguished economist, educator, civil rights strategist, and institution builder – passed away on Tuesday,...

Ten Years of SWAG Awards Honors Detroit Students, Families and the Village That Carries Them

By: Jasmine West Photo credit: Monica Morgan Photography The applause inside Huntington Tower in downtown Detroit carried the sound of a city that knows what it...

Lansing Teen Girls Publish Their Own Magazine After Yearlong Creative Journey

By: Jasmine West A group of Lansing-area teen girls spent the past academic year doing what many adults only talk about doing. They built a...

Seven Young Women Make Michigan Cinderella History

Representation matters, and that is what made this year’s Michigan Cinderella Scholarship Pageant a milestone worth noting. For the first time, African American contestants...

Bates Academy Chess Team Brings National Blitz Championship Home to Detroit

By: Jasmine West The students on Bates Academy’s chess team did not arrive in Round Rock, Texas, rested or settled. They came straight from travel, bags...

Frederiek Toney Remembered for Leadership, Service, and Commitment to Family

Frederiek Toney, a retired Ford Motor Company executive whose career spanned more than four decades in the automotive industry, passed away on May 7,...

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...

Welcome to the New Palmer Park, Where the Children are the Future 

Let’s take a moment to set the record straight on Palmer Park.   Because first off, yes, there is a little bit of a double entendre there. And second,...

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