The Blend - DETOUR

The Great Divine Center supports Detroit moms’ health — inside and out

Therapist Kymaletha Brown opened the Great Divine Center, focused on women’s wellness, on Detroit’s east side last month.

Black fathers make my motherhood a joy

Before becoming a mother, I only thought about the big difference a good father would make in my potential child’s life. I never considered how much parenting with a good father would change my own.

How the all-women team at END Studio is making design accessible in Detroit

The all-women at Detroit’s END Studio are carving out a niche that leans into architecture's playful, accessible side.

Black women have borne the brunt of restaurant industry exploitation. These two are building a new model.

There’s a new labor movement brewing in restaurant kitchens across the nation. That two Black women from Detroit, Devita Davison and Kiki Louya, sit at the center of a push for the labor rights of food workers is no surprise.

How the Detroit Mama Hub helps all types of mothers thrive, together

Back in 2017, Jalyn Spencer and Alex Fluegel co-founded the Detroit Mama Hub to offer mothers in the city an inclusive, non-judgmental community so that mothers and their families can thrive. It's doing just that.

Detroit’s Commune Angels leverages diversity to transform the angel investment landscape

Commune Angels is a Detroit-based angel group that leverages diversity and inclusion to expand access to angel investing and capital.

5 women who shaped Detroit’s past and present — and where to find their history

Get to know the stories of these five strong women who made Detroit history, shaping the city's past and present.

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Detroit artist Carole Morisseau’s journey to create ‘The Healing Wall’

Carole Morisseau's colorful installation, honoring victims of police brutality and inspired by travels in Brazil, is featured in the Scarab Club's landmark exhibition, "Souls of Black Folk."

Why Detroit Labs ditched cover letters to make hiring more equitable

Detroit Labs' nontraditional hiring process -- eschewing cover letters and sometimes resumes -- has yielded a more diverse workforce and high rates of retention.

April Halliburton is pictured in looking straight into the camera and smiling, while wearing a black blouse and denim jacket.

Why it’s never too early for a small business to start thinking about human resources

However small your business is today, it has the potential to grow. But without a strong human resources foundation, it’s possible, perhaps even likely, that a business’s growth is being stunted or it’s growing in the wrong direction.

How Jenifer Daniels gives nontraditional founders a leg up in the tech industry

After launching her own startup, Jenifer Daniels is helping Detroit’s social entrepreneurs tackle systemic problems, from internet access to economic empowerment for trans individuals.

Get concrete tips on perfecting your resume from a Metro Detroit career coach

Heather Coleman-Voss gave concrete notes on a reader's real resume -- but her tips will help anyone trying to nail down this importance piece of the job-search process.