The 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year is Nailah Ellis-Brown, founder of Ellis Island Tea. The maker of Jamaican hibiscus bottled tea, Ellis-Brown has grown her brand from its 2008 roots to now being sold in more than 1,500 stores nationwide.
Multiple programs in Detroit operate under the philosophy that training minority developers will result in developments that more accurately represent the interests of the city's residents.
Tammy Black is working to build a 400-square-foot, ADA-compliant treehouse for occupational therapy, counseling, and education in her Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood.
When the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers decided to modernize its Corktown Detroit union hall four years ago, it pulled out all the stops to transform it into the biggest Zero Net Energy building in the state.
Essay'd, which is about to release a third volume in its book series, has profiled over 100 Detroit artists. And that's only part of what this group does to promote the city's art.
Backstage Accelerator will be a three-month program beginning in early 2019 for underrepresented founders to learn from experienced facilitators and get access to capital and networks.
As part of our ongoing Equitable Development series, we'll be co-hosting a panel on how methods for community control -- like land trusts and cooperatives -- can bring greater prosperity to Detroiters. This event is free and open to the public.
Traditionally, there have been very few avenues for cooperatives to access financing. The Detroit Community Wealth Fund seeks to change that.
Being unable to pay bail can be an incredibly disruptive event. That's why The Bail Project, among other groups, are calling for reforms to the process.
We profiled some of the most diverse schools in Metro Detroit, both in terms of student demographics and educational offerings. Read about how they're working to bring the real world into the classrooms.
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