The Blend

These Detroit women are at the vanguard of music today

Detour and The Blend curated a playlist of some of our favorite music from Detroit women artists of color right…

4 years ago

‘Women Rapping Revolution’ gives Detroit women in hip hop their due — as artists and activists

Detroit has an unquestionable influence on modern music, from the era of Motown, to the birth of techno, to the…

4 years ago

The Free Black Women’s Library-Detroit wants to help you discover your favorite book by a Black woman

Katelyn Durst Rivas runs the Free Black Women's Library-Detroit from her bike, with a collection of 400 books, all written…

4 years ago

Danielle North: The truth I never wanted to tell my Black sons

"The truth is, I’ve consciously allowed my children to live a lie."

5 years ago

In the wake of COVID-19, these students looked beyond campus to help vulnerable Detroiters access essential period products

PERIOD. @Wayne State University provides tampons and pads to students on campus -- but in the wake of COVID-19, they've…

5 years ago

Deirdre Roberson, Detroit designer, pushes for change through Eumelanin clothing line

"Growing up as a dark-skinned woman, you’re told a lot of things based on your skin tone...I thought, how do…

5 years ago