Sistahsgiving is coming up. Ever heard of it? Read about how two women are using the concept of connection and self-care to create a rejuvenating space for women of color in Detroit.
Dearborn-based Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities has honed the art of bringing community residents and organizations together while ensuring that the unique perspectives of Arab Americans, refugees, and immigrants have a seat at the table during the decision-making processes.
"The Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance provides programming, services, and advocacy aimed at empowering Black entrepreneurs and closing the racial wealth gap,” says Kai Bowman, Chief Operating Officer, Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance. “MDBBA is excited to serve as a Community Champion for this program and partner with LISC Detroit and Verizon Small Business Digital Ready to provide Metro Detroit Black businesses personalized tools and assistance to succeed in today's digital world."
More than 20 dining destinations in Southwest Detroit are celebrating a 10-day foodie festival, back for its third year following a pandemic pause. This year’s event will run through Sunday, Oct. 9. as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, and has become a social tool to increase awareness of diversity in Detroit.
In some less bumpy news coming out of Belle Isle, the renovated nature center has reopened with a free state-of-the-art facility offering new habitats, and programs designed for guests of all ages.
Michigan health officials are sounding the alarm that childhood vaccination rates for diseases like measles, chickenpox, and polio have yet to rebound from their slump during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Padres y defensores del cuidado infantil se presentaron recientemente en un foro virtual para preguntar a los candidatos locales que se postulan para la Cámara de Representantes de Michigan este noviembre sobre los problemas que preocupan a las familias. Vea lo que dijeron las personas que buscaban su voto sobre los créditos fiscales por hijos a nivel estatal y los derechos reproductivos.
Parents and childcare advocates showed up at a virtual forum recently to ask local candidates running for Michigan’s State House this November about the issues on families’ minds. Check out what the folks looking for your vote had to say about child tax credits on a state level and reproductive rights.
Among our state's children experiencing mental illness, more than a third are not receiving care, according to a recent report. Parents and childcare advocates showed up at a virtual forum recently to ask local candidates running for Michigan’s State House what they plan to do about it.
Bonnie Rolle, maestra jubilada de las Escuelas Públicas de Detroit y bisabuela, no tuvo miedo de preguntar a los candidatos de Michigan si están comprometidos a apoyar la educación pública si son elegidos en noviembre. Así es como algunos respondieron en un foro virtual reciente.
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