Women entrepreneurs make connections at Michigan Ramadan Market

  Ramadan began in the United States on April 2. Muslims who observe will be spending the next month reading...

Detroit Zoo’s penguins waddle back to exhibit after a two-year closure

  When you first enter the Polk Penguin Conservation Center, you’ll see a huge window looking into the South American...

The link between internet access and COVID-19 deaths

The internet connects us to a world of information that can help direct us in our everyday lives. It can...

Why doctors have stood against universal health care — and why that could be changing

  Many in this country struggle to understand their health care plan, and feel they don’t have much agency in...

The good and bad of auto insurance changes

  Michigan drivers will soon get a refund on their auto insurance payments. As part of the weekly series MichMash,...

New book explores succeeding by staying in your home community

Our neighborhoods have a formative impact on us.  They provide us with a way of interacting with the world and...

Taking stock of Michigan’s COVID-19 status

COVID-19 cases in Michigan have been steadily falling since January’s peak. That has meant the end to mask mandates across...

Michigan Ramadan Market will feature more than 20 Muslim vendors

  The Michigan Ramadan Market will take place 12-8 p.m. Saturday, March 19 at Emerald Banquet at 6519 N. Wayne...

Fisher Body plant project among new Black-led developments in Detroit

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan listed many new investments by African American business people during his State of the City speech...

The news is chaotic. Here’s how to cope.

The daily news cycle in 2022 can be scary. While we see terrifying images of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, new...

New podcast navigates identity and personal narrative through shipwrecked slave ship artifacts

The trans-Atlantic slave trade was an enormous event that connected much of the globe. But those stories aren't always told...

Southwest Detroit Community CARE mutual aid group uplifted community during the pandemic

  “Communities of Hope” features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the...