Caring for Kids: How One Detroit Pediatrician Entered the World of Policy and Advocacy
United Way for Southeast Michigan Children in Detroit deserve better than what adults and officials are giving them and their...
Mentors Change Lives Through Hard Work
The definition of EMPOWER is to “make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their...
State School Reform with Chastity Dawsey
The State School Reform Office is responsible for turning around Michigan’s failing school districts. Chastity Pratt Dawsey, the education reporter...
GM and UAW Donate $3M to United Way of Genesee County
Matt Morley General Motors and the United Auto Workers have partnered with the United Way of Genesee County to fight...
New Marygrove College President Says School Plays Unique Role in Detroit
Marygrove College has a new president. Doctor Elizabeth Burns is now in the school’s top spot. She’s a graduate of...
Congress Asks When Flint’s Water Will Be Safe
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Public Domain The US Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan officials testified Wednesday before a congressional committee...
How Does a School System Like DPS Run Out of Money?
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office/ CC How does a school system like DPS run out of money? How does...
Darnell Earley Will Step Down From DPS
Michigan Municipal League Yesterday the controversial emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools announced he will step down from his...
Mayor Duggan Encourages Business to Hire 8,000 Youth this Summer.
geralt/ Public Domain A Detroit initiative has set a goal to employ more than 8,000 young people this summer. Grow...
New Plans for Michigan and Trumbull Site
After years of passionate and sometimes heated debate, new plans are being finalized for the site of the old Tiger Stadium. The...
Hoarding Often Begins Early in Life; Know the Symptoms
Researchers at Wayne State University are studying compulsive hoarding in children, adolescence and adults. So far they’ve discovered that the...
Pot Shops Hamstrung by Federal Banking Laws Prohibiting Deposits
While driving through Detroit it’s likely that you’ve passed buildings with a big green medical cross outside. It’s part of...
