Detroit

Skills Ville, Black-owned gymnastics center in Detroit, shuts down for good

Families have been bringing kids to Skills Ville for a quarter century -- but the gym couldn't make it through…

4 years ago

More than 40 of Detroit’s Black-owned businesses that deserve your dollars [UPDATED]

If you’re looking for ways to diversify your shopping, promote equity through your wallet and support businesses that look like…

4 years ago

Artist Sydney G. James’ Malice Green mural won’t just be a tribute — it’s a call to action

Sydney G. James’ art is a call to action: to see Blackness — especially Black women, to remember that Black…

4 years ago

The oppressive history of curfews in Detroit

Historian Jamon Jordan traces the roots of Detroit's protest curfews to a Black uprising in 1833.

4 years ago

Amid protests, Detroit Bail Project keeps fighting to change a broken system

"We are trying to end the systemic racism that has been happening for so long and trying to create real…

4 years ago

9 ways to soak up the first week of June in Detroit

Here are some ideas for things to do in Detroit right now -- on a screen and out in the…

4 years ago

Detroit’s population was still slowly shrinking in 2019

That's part of why there's so much riding on the 2020 Census.

4 years ago

12 ways to feel sunny this week in Detroit

Keep bumping that techno. Sip wine with the stars. Test your trivia knowledge. Head to the drive-in (popcorn included)!

4 years ago

Dearborn’s Ramadan lights may get switched off, but a bright tradition is just beginning

More than 150 people participated in the first year of the Ramadan Lights Challenge — and the winning displays are…

5 years ago

9 things we’re missing from Detroit’s Movement Festival right now

"The energy that happens during that festival is purely electric."

5 years ago