Neighbors

The Ford Resource and Engagement Center, also known as FREC,  adds a welcoming, attractive gathering space for community groups and residents on Detroit’s east...

A section of the city’s east side blooms with pride, parks and potential thanks to the dedication of the Yorkshire Woods Community Organization.  The...

For five decades, James “Jack Rabbit” Jackson has been a fixture in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood on the city’s east side. He has been a police...

Core City Neighborhoods, Inc. is the epitome of a grassroots organization. It is staffed by three committed activists, supported by community volunteers who grew...

Franck Nijimbere, a computer science and mathematics major who graduated from Morehouse College in May 2018, has been named as Morehouse’s fifth Rhodes Scholar. Nijimbere will join the International Rhodes Scholar class at Oxford University in October 2019 representing his home country of Burundi. The prestigious honor makes Morehouse the top producer of Rhodes Scholars among […]

With the major holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day approaching, families across Detroit are preparing to gather for meals, good times, gift...

Research shows that family traditions strengthen those bonds of love and support.  In this issue of Neighbors, we take you inside the homes of...

But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord”           Joshua 24:15           Holidays are a faith-filled family reunion for the Rev. Eric Nelson, 61,...

  When family and friends gather together for holiday meals, they go to Rose’s house. That’s Rosetta Anderson, proud matriarch and a staunch believer in...

Sonia Alvarado had an important rule for her children as they grew up in southwest Detroit. “If you could see over the pan (on the...