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

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

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

How can white residents who are new to Detroit responsibly enter historically Black communities, and how can longtime residents cope with changes to their neighborhoods?...

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

Southwest Detroit's Unity in our Community TimeBank, where more than 800 members have spent thousands of hours trading time and talents, turns 10 this month....

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Detroitâ€™s Checker Bar fired a white bartender after a Black customer alleged racially-motivated mistreatment

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

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

Think of Coup, located inside New Centerâ€™s Cadillac Place building, as an ever-evolving art object with a moodboard for a palette....

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

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

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

If you havenâ€™t memorized the name Sydney G. James, itâ€™s time to take notes. James, a native Detroiter and College for Creative Studies graduate, returned...

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