A talented musician, student-athlete, and honor student, Zaraiyah Bell is proving that determination – not disability – defines what's possible.

Detroit isn't waiting for Hollywood's approval. Filmmaker Dennis Reed II is helping redefine independent cinema, producing dozens of films and showcasing why the Motor City remains a blueprint for ...

Michigan's record-breaking $16 billion AI data center investment raises a bigger question: are we creating the next engine of ...

Detroit Public Schools Community District students are proving that talent, hard work, and determination open doors. Together ...

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The East Canfield Art Park offers an unexpected example on Detroit’s east side of how vacant land and public art can serve as vital resources for an at-risk community. Located a few blocks from the ...

Between clients, camera angles and captions, Carenna Fields has learned to work two jobs at once. As the owner of Fierce Styles, a Detroit-based beauty and hairstyling business, her days are spent ...

As Rev. Horace Sheffield III is wrapping up a business call, Chantel Watkins is confirming numerous appointments on the day’s itinerary: this is a small glimpse of the day-to-day at DABO Detroit.

This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — More than 30 years apart, two women ...

Functioning as a vital directory during the Jim Crow era, the Green Book was an “underground railroad” of a different kind. It helped African Americans map the most welcoming routes, listing vacation ...

A view of Detroit in 1929. The city’s rapid population growth led to increased health care needs. Library of Congress Rashid Faisal, University of Michigan-Dearborn and Anita Moncrease, Wayne State ...