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Charity Dean, a 'tenacious fighter and advocate,' wins Shining Light Award 2022
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of five children growing up on Detroit's west side, Charity Dean's family didn't have a lot of...
Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action extends ban to private colleges in Michigan
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling sharply curtailing the use of race as a factor in college...
Michigan may start mandatory dental exams for incoming kindergarteners
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMichigan policymakers finally may be getting the message dentists have been extolling for years:...
Dan Gilbert’s Hudson’s development gets a ‘no’ from trademark office on proposed names
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoNearing the final stretch of a construction period that is six years and counting, Dan Gilbert's...
This 94-year-old highly educated Detroiter remains turned on by serving his community
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom the beginning, efforts to celebrate Black history in America have been built on a message that...
Juneteenth celebrations in metro Detroit include films, food, music and shopping
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA plethora of upcoming gatherings across metro Detroit will mark the 157th anniversary of...
Salve announces graduation speakers, honorary degree recipients
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAcclaimed Iranian-American author, scholar and human rights advocate Azar Nafisi, best known for her...
Royal Oak city commissioner, former mayor Patricia Paruch dies at age 72
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPatricia Paruch, a former mayor and current city commissioner for Royal Oak, died Tuesday at her...
Great-granddaughter of lynching victim sworn in as first Black female justice on Michigan Supreme...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKyra Harris Bolden made history on Sunday when she was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on...
Kyra Bolden Could Become The First Black Woman To Join Michigan’s Supreme Court
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMichigan state Rep. Kyra Harris Bolden won the Democratic nomination for a seat on the state's...