Artist Cassie Thornton is giving Detroiters alternative credit reports, because subprime isn’t a character trait

4 years ago

Artist Cassie Thornton is helping Detroiters create alternative credit reports that show a more holistic picture than just a low…

Challenge yourself at a discussion on neighborhood relations between Black Detroiters and new white residentsÂ

4 years ago

How can white residents who are new to Detroit responsibly enter historically Black communities, and how can longtime residents cope…

Through the Southwest Detroit TimeBank, neighbors spend thousands of hours helping each other

4 years ago

Southwest Detroit's Unity in our Community TimeBank, where more than 800 members have spent thousands of hours trading time and…

Detroit’s Checker Bar fired a white bartender after a Black customer alleged racially-motivated mistreatment

4 years ago

Detroit's Checker Bar is quietly dealing with a racial discrimination complaint, and their response looks very different than Founder's Brewing…

At Detroit’s Coup D’etat boutique, Angela Wisniewski suits up for a personal rebellion

4 years ago

Think of Coup, located inside New Center’s Cadillac Place building, as an ever-evolving art object with a moodboard for a…

The best things to do each week in Detroit this November

5 years ago

Here's more than 70 recommendations for spending your November out on the town in Detroit, from art events to the…

Even in her most private moments, Aretha Franklin was always a queen

5 years ago

The Queen Next Door, a coffee table book of photographs by Linda Solomon, shows Aretha Franklin's life off-stage when she…

At this high-achieving Detroit elementary school, parents and teachers fear a state reading mandate will still leave kids behind

5 years ago

By Damon Mitchell On a Friday afternoon earlier this month, Gwendolyn Harris recited vowel sounds from her brightly decorated classroom…

Painter Sydney G. James is making her mark on Detroit’s art scene — and celebrating the black women that inspire her

5 years ago

If you haven’t memorized the name Sydney G. James, it’s time to take notes. James, a native Detroiter and College…

A program to cut down back taxes for Detroiters may be too little, too late

5 years ago

At first glance, the Pay as You Stay program -- which would dramatically cut down on back taxes for low-income…