Daria Burke once believed survival was the story—until healing taught her to stay with it. In her memoir Of My Own Making, ...

These side hustles aren’t just income but stepping stones to ownership, flexibility, and legacy. And in a city as creatively ...

In a world that tells Black women to grind until they break, Monica Marie Jones offers a radical counternarrative: rest, joy, and alignment are not luxuries—they are necessities. The Detroit-based ...

1955— Legendary educator Mary McLeod Bethune dies at 79 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Born the 15th of 17 children in Mayesville, S.C., Bethune would rise to become one of the nation’s foremost Black ...

Joe Tate has officially entered the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, becoming the first Black candidate to join the 2026 Democratic primary field. His announcement adds weight to a race ...

Detroit isn’t asking permission to join the tech industry. Black folks here are building it from the ground up. In rooms where soul food meets software, ideas get nurtured over fellowship, not funding ...

Fixins Soul Kitchen, another rising star in Detroit’s Black food scene, found a digital lane that brought the soul to the screen. With dishes that honor Southern roots and an interior that salutes ...

Black Detroiters have always innovated, whether through music, fashion, food, or movement building. Today’s tech economy just offers a new set of tools. Whether you’re dreaming of an app, starting an ...

Tarsha Gale grew up knowing titles didn’t fix systems. Action did. Her career, shaped by service—not spectacle—has always been rooted in that truth. Now, as the newly appointed Executive Director of ...

The Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program, better known as DAPCEP, is one of the oldest and most well-established efforts in this space. Every weekend, students from across the city attend free ...

After nearly 30 years of vacancy, Detroit’s iconic Lee Plaza is poised for a dramatic return to life. Construction officially ...

Detroit’s tech scene doesn’t always get the national spotlight, but it holds something deeper than hype. It holds the spirit of survival and a refusal to be erased. These founders are building systems ...