Courtney Wise Randolph, Detour Detroit contributor

Hamtramck zoning board allows Esthi Queen Healing Spa to stay open after blowback

Hamtramckâ€™s Zoning Board of Appeals will allow Esthi Queen Healing Spa to stay open, reversing a denial that spurred discrimination claims....

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Black spa owner faces parking complaints and perceived prejudice in Hamtramck

Tiara Boyd, owner of Esthi Queen Healing Spa in Hamtramck, believes racial prejudice is at the root of a decision that may shut her down....

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On W. McNichols in Detroit, Black women entrepreneurs are holding it down

Their shops and services keep the Grandmont Rosedale community thriving -- and self-sustainable. ...

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Black fathers make my motherhood a joy

Before becoming a mother, I only thought about the big difference a good father would make in my potential childâ€™s life. I never considered how...

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Black Bottom Garden Center, a garden supply co-op, takes root in the North End

Black Bottom Garden Center, a co-op founded and led by six Black women in Detroitâ€™s North End, sells plants they grew in their own gardens....

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Black women have borne the brunt of restaurant industry exploitation. These two are building a new model.

Thereâ€™s a new labor movement brewing in restaurant kitchens across the nation. That two Black women from Detroit, Devita Davison and Kiki Louya, sit at...

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Thereâ€™s a club for people in Detroit to watch the sunrise together

A I walked closer to the river, I saw two fire-orange orbs serving as a beacon for the early risers at the Sunrise Club -...

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Raffa’s colorful workwear is made for all bodies and gender identities

With their clothing line Raffa, Raffa Reuther is determined to make clothes that affirm many body types and all gender identities....

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How the Detroit Mama Hub helps all types of mothers thrive, together

Back in 2017, Jalyn Spencer and Alex Fluegel co-founded the Detroit Mama Hub to offer mothers in the city an inclusive, non-judgmental community so that...

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At Just A Bit Eclectic, Detroit teens brew tea and dreams

Darlene Alston opened Just A Bit Eclectic, a tea shop, youth program and farm, on Detroit's west side eight years ago. ...

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Author: Courtney Wise Randolph