With No Support From Government, Detroit Restaurants Step Up To Support Service Industry Workers
The owner of Batch Brewing Company didn’t set out to raise nearly $50,000 for service industry workers in Detroit, but...
Water Activists Skeptical of Duggan’s Commitment to End Water Shutoff Policy
In 2014, the United Nations called Detroit’s water shutoffs policy “contrary to human rights.” Now, six years later, Mayor Mike...
Duggan Seeks Third Term as Detroit’s Mayor
Mayor Mike Duggan is running for a third term in Detroit’s 2021 mayoral election. The 62-year-old Democrat lists increased investment...
The Problem With Your Pandemic “Pod”
The COVID-19 pandemic has undone much of the nation’s social fabric, pushing many people into a world of isolation. As...
Forgiving Student Loans Won’t Fix the Root Cause of the Student Debt Crisis
President-elect Joe Biden recently came out in support of legislation for COVID relief that would include forgiving $10,000 in student loan...
Remembering Longtime Wayne County Commissioner Jewel Ware
Jewel Ware, the longest serving member of the Wayne County Commission, died suddenly yesterday of what is reported to be a...
Help Detroit’s Small Businesses By Shopping Locally This Holiday Season
Third Wave Music We're well into a holiday season unlike any other, one which comes after nine months of social restrictions due...
Don Was Remembers Sweet Pea Atkinson, Charismatic Singer of Was (Not Was)
Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson was a larger-than-life musical figure who had style, swagger, charisma and a voice that sounded the way...
In a Bid to Keep Trump President, Texas Sues Michigan in the US Supreme Court
In an effort to throw out election results and keep Donald Trump as president, Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is...
Look Up to See Jupiter and Saturn Meet on the Winter Solstice
The solar system's two largest planets -- Jupiter and Saturn -- are hundreds of millions of miles apart from each...
Dr. Haki Madhubuti’s New Poetry Collection is a Thank You to Black Women
In the aftermath of Malcolm X’s assassination in 1965, the tone of the Black artists changed. The need to reshape and define the aesthetic...
Detroit to End Water Shutoff Policy
A policy that has shut off water service at more than 100,000 homes in Detroit since 2014 is coming to an...