Jerry Hebron and her enthusiastic team are flipping the script, erasing despair, and replacing it with a heavy dose of self-determination.
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The abandoned ‘Black Eden’ is prepared for a comeback – New York Post
IDLEWILD, Mich. — The traffic along US 10 blows right by a dirt-road entrance. But a newly built brick marker proclaims, optimistically, “Welcome to Idlewild, a historic community.”
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This Michigan Tire Shop Owner Says He Doesn’t Service Black or “Ghetto” People
The owner of a tire shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is attempting to defend himself after saying he doesn’t want the business of blacks and “ghetto people.”
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Flint Mayor Karen Weaver May Sue The State
On Friday, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver announced that she may sue the state of Michigan for a variety of charges related to the Flint water crisis that has now gained worldwide notoriety representing the worst possible way for a local government to handle a local crisis.
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Detroit School Board speaks out
In the midst of all the swirl of heated public discussion surrounding whatever the latest development happens to be with the Detroit Public Schools, the one group of individuals who seem never to be called on even for a quote, or referred to in any way shape or form other than as a mistaken afterthought, is the currently elected Detroit Public School Board.
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The Southeast Michigan American Heart Association Names Jason Hall and Daniel Mahlebashian Detroit Heart Ball Co-chairs
The American Heart Association is setting the groundwork for a rewarding campaign with the announcement of Heart Ball Co-Chairs Jason Hall, co-founder of Slow Roll Detroit and Daniel Mahlebashian, global executive director of Purchasing Services, Request to Pay Process and Enterprise SAP Business Management for General Motors.
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Knight Arts Challenge Detroit Call For Submissions Start April 4th
The Knight Arts Challenge Detroit will open for submissionsApril 4 – offering a share of $3 million to the best ideas for the arts.
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Give DPS back to Detroit
Now that the emergency funding package has been approved and Detroit Public Schools are no longer in danger of coming to a grinding halt next week, the real fight is back on center stage; the fight over local control.
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