detroit activism

How a group of Detroit neighbors took on an asphalt plant

Residents in and around North Rosedale Park scored a rare victory when Detroit denied an asphalt company's proposal for a…

3 years ago

Is this the year Michigan passes driver’s license reform for undocumented immigrants?

The Drive SAFE bills aim to make it easier to get a driver’s license for undocumented immigrants in Michigan.

4 years ago

Detroiter Antonio Rafael aims to get kids to see leaders of color in the outdoors

Antonio Rafael and the Detroit Leadership and Environmental Education Program are filling the nature gap specifically for BIPOC students.

4 years ago

Shimekia Nichols helps Detroiters scrutinize their energy bills with enlightenment — and empowerment

Most of us pay our electricity bill without much question. But Detroit resident Shimekia Nichols has learned that critical questions…

4 years ago

‘Making a way out of no way’: Meet four Black women who helped birth Detroit’s environmental justice movement

Alice Jennings, Donele Wilkins, Theresa Landrum and Monica Lewis-Patrick persevere in the relentless fight to secure environmental justice for the…

4 years ago

6 Detroit activists share their visions for a more just city

As Detroiters continue to take to the streets against police brutality and racial injustice, Detour caught up with some individuals…

4 years ago

The Self Care Project will give Detroit activists $25,000 to take care of themselves

Kerry Ann Rockquemore started the Self Care Project to give out $500 each to 50 “activists, organizers and change makers”…

5 years ago