At a ceremony last week to celebrate the erecting of a new historical marker for the community, historian Jamon Jordan said that the history in the neighborhood went even farther back than the Black Americans who settled there
Since the 1980s, Chef Phil Jones has been transforming Detroit’s foodscape through his commitment to making healthy food more affordable and accessible. He has found that food has the power to closely connect and improve communities.
Students share their skills and talents with the organization which shows them how community, government, nonprofit, business comes together to shape programs that deliver for communities.
This piece will offer all the objectivity I can give with a tint of my love for my best friend.
“Some people will tell you, we have a sound that’s labeled as street, but then there’s also a scene labeled as underground rap, and it’s so dope because both are recognized worldwide."
The city's Office of Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship; the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy; and the Cranbrook Art Museum are creating a permanent, living memorial to Metro Detroiters who died from COVID-19.
The pandemic made the school's close-contact work all but impossible for a while, but now it's reopened with safety precautions in place.
The Chicago-based artist is partnering with Marygrove on efforts to spur artist-led, neighborhood-based development and entrepreneurship.
With weddings on hold, makeup artist Rashida LaShawn Williams was forced to innovate. She launched virtual classes that got more and more popular and, before she knew it, she was in a commercial alongside Jennifer Hudson and other Black, female entrepreneurs.
“Detroit has suffered so much loss from gun violence to this terrible pandemic that we felt the need for a space of healing and understanding,” Hamilton said in a statement. “Flowers helped us through our grief and this Flower Therapy exhibition is just that, THERAPY. An opportunity for encouragement to all who attend.”
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