"Don't feel like it's not a space for you, because there is," advises Lauren "Lo" McGrier, who manages popular music venue El Club, as well as Detroit hip-hop talent. "You deserve to be in that room just as much as that other person..."
The Whitney series features six high-profile authors with Michigan ties, ranging from ProPublica investigative reporter Andy Kroll to Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and children’s book author Desiree Cooper. The stories speak of no-fear parenting, true-crime reporting, bold decision-making, personal endurance, and the celebration of home.
Model D spent time with youth from three different Detroit neighborhoods, listening to what they love about their communities and what they hope to change, capturing their words in insightful sketches. Now, our youngest residents will get a chance to report to you.
El Modelo D pasa tiempo con jóvenes de tres barrios diferentes de Detroit, escuchando lo que les gusta de sus comunidades y lo que esperan cambiar.
Despite a cooling housing market, real estate agents in Detroit say due to low inventory, move-in ready houses near the city’s historic neighborhoods and thriving commercial corridors are still a hot buy.
From environmental puzzle designs to empowering young women, these three entrepreneurs are changing metro Detroit with their businesses and were awarded in a recent pitch competition. We find out why the judges were so impressed.
The Detroit Equity Action Lab will host a free National Day of Healing from Racism event on Tuesday at Wayne State University. The day-long event is focused on learning how to talk about racism’s impact and how to use practices to guide people on their journey of healing from racism.
With the powerful Detroit coming-of-age crime drama "Noble Intentions" (starring Obba Babatunde, Aaron D. Spears, and Lori Hayes) now available on streaming services, we check in with the filmmaker about why he thinks the city is the perfect place to tell unique stories.
We are pretty proud of the award-winning journalists and photographers who keep the pulse of the city and report on what's next. Here's their take on the year ahead.
Royal Oak's new ice skating rink is the latest in a collection of great spots to do some urban ice skating. Find one near you to get into the winter wonderland scene this season.
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