Pharmacist Tania Begum serves Bengali community
Begum didn’t always know she was going to be a pharmacist. But she always knew she wanted to serve her community.
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12 Metro Detroit Asian American women leaders you should know
Model D interviewed 12 local Asian American women who are leaders in their respective fields, from nonprofits to restaurants, to understand their experiences and their thoughts on the rise in attacks on the AAPI community.
These Metro Detroit sisters didn’t see businesses that catered to them, so they built their own
From skincare to makeup to jewelry, this entrepreneurial family provides unique services. “We have those services and those products we wanted in our community ... and now the girls in our community [need it].”
Mersiha Homecare Services aims to provide care for Bangla-speaking patients in Metro Detroit
The lack of culturally competent options and Bangla-speaking home health care providers in Metro Detroit inspired Mafruza Begum to open her own business, Mersiha Homecare Services LLC, in 2014.
Making parks and green spaces easier to access for Detroiters
If you have a park that doesn't look great and hasn't been renovated in many decades, that can be the thing that drags down the entire feeling of the neighborhood. Here's how the city is fighting against time to maintain the city's parks.
Pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement highlight opportunities for more equity in architecture
“We’re all in recovery mode. Particularly with the coronavirus, it’s placed a magnifying glass on the disparities that we’re seeing in our cities in particular. Now more than ever, particularly in light of the tragedy of George Floyd and so many others and specifically Black Lives Matter. [It’s an] inflection point in society.”
Tostada Magazine: Yum Village honors Afro-Caribbean heritage, gives back to Detroit communities
Godwin Ihentuge opened YumVillage restaurant last year in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood after having a successful food truck with the same name for the past three years. Now, like others, he’s navigating business in a time of coronavirus uncertainties as a small business.
Traveling exhibit explores the idea of a Halal Metropolis in Metro Detroit
The project is an effort to showcase Michigan Muslims as everyday people who have oftentimes been left out of the dialogue or are portrayed negatively in the media and political spheres.
