Racial slurs fly fast and furious in Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit,” but the most troubling and divisive words uttered onscreen are variations on the simple pronouns “they” and “them.”
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Detroit’s DIY Cure for Urban Blight | Politico
Recovering from bankruptcy, the city created the country’s largest land bank to transform a surplus of abandoned properties into livable, tax-paying homes.
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Why the Detroit Historical Museum’s new 1967 exhibit needs to be seen – Detroit Metro Times
When it comes to looking back on what went down in Detroit in late July of 1967, the fable of the blind men and the elephant was never more apt.
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The Deep Detroit roots of Shahida Mausi – Michigan Chronicle
When Shahida Mausi says her roots are in Detroit, she can make that claim with more authority than many Detroiters; her family has been in the Motor City for 100 years this year. Meaning since before the Motor City was even the Motor City.
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36 Hours in Detroit – The New York Times
In the ever-evolving city of motors and Motown, a weekend of art, food and exploration, with a side of history.
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Ingrid LaFleur, Artist and Curator, Enters Detroit’s Mayoral Race – The New York Times
Actors have been mayors (Clint Eastwood). So have singers (Sonny Bono), high school football coaches (Rob Ford) and media moguls (Michael Bloomberg). Why not somebody from the art world?
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Detroit makes dent in 40,000 home demolitions – The Philadelphia Tribune
Remnants of the roof and walls creaked, groaned and then crumpled to the ground Wednesday from what once was an industrial building that covered an entire city block, likely the last structure demolished this year under Detroit’s massive blight elimination program.
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Can Detroiters afford the New Detroit?
The question, as Councilperson Mary Sheffield sees it, is not whether rapid development in and around downtown Detroit is a good thing for the city, because after so many years of drought, few would argue that this newfound desire to build big and beautiful things in Detroit is a bad idea. Detroit could use some big and beautiful things. Small ones too.
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Detroit’s First Black Tattoo Art & Music Expo Comes to Eastern Market
Tattoo art is a cultural practice that can be traced back through human history for thousands of years.
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Unstacking the Deck For African-American Entrepreneurs
America consistently hails the iconic entrepreneur: We perpetuate a lofty, myopic, unrealistic standard of entrepreneurial success defined by trendy inventions, fast-paced growth and billion dollar profits.
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