Michigan Black Business Alliance Continues To Uplift Black-Owned Businesses...
The Michigan Black Business Alliance (MBBA) has continued to be a local advocate for Black-owned businesses throughout the state while President Donald Trump pushed diversity, equity and inclusion...
View ArticleLyft Sued By A Detroit Rapper After Driver Denies Her A Ride Due To Weight
A Detroit rapper has sued Lyft after a driver denied her a ride due to her weight. Dajua Blanding, also known as Dank Demoss, was on her way to a Detroit Lions watch party when she encountered what...
View ArticleAfroFuture Detroit Brings A Global Celebration Of African Diaspora To The...
A groundbreaking cultural celebration is coming to Detroit. On August 16 and 17, 2025, AfroFuture Detroit will make its U.S. debut at Bedrock’s historic Douglass Site, uniting the city’s rich musical...
View ArticleBen Crump Endorses Mary Sheffield For Detroit Mayor
Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump is endorsing Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield for mayor of Detroit. Crump endorsed Sheffield during a high-impact reception on Feb. 4 in Detroit. The...
View ArticleWoman Whose Children Froze To Death In A Van Said She Asked The City Of...
A mother is speaking out after two of her children died of apparent hypothermia in a Detroit casino parking garage. Tateona Williams said that when her family was facing homelessness, she reached out...
View ArticleAlly Charitable Foundation Announces $1M Grant to Support Detroit Neighborhoods
The Ally Charitable Foundation announced a $1 million commitment to Detroit’s Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF). The foundation is partnering with the City of Detroit and Invest Detroit to target 10...
View ArticlePopular Vegan Restaurant Seva Detroit Closing Due to Unsustainable Financial...
Seva Detroit, one of the Motor City’s staple vegetarian and vegan restaurants, will close its doors on February 28. On Sunday, Feb. 23, the popular restaurant announced on Facebook that closing is the...
View ArticleDetroit Woman Sues Police Department After Faulty Facial Recognition Leads To...
LaDonna Crutchfield, a 37-year-old Black woman, recently filed a federal complaint against the Detroit Police Department in connection with a 2024 arrest she says was carried out on false pretenses...
View ArticleDetroit Siblings Darnell And A’Millah Currie Died Of Carbon Monoxide...
Autopsy results confirmed that two unhoused Detroit children, Darnell Currie Jr. and A’Millah Currie, died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Detroit News reported. News of their deaths gained national...
View ArticleExonerated Man Accuses Michigan Attorney General Of Retaliation By Seizing...
Mark Craighead, who spent seven years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, is accusing the Michigan Attorney General’s office of retaliatory practices by attempting to take over his nonprofit’s...
View ArticleEx-Detroit Nonprofit CFO Admits To Stealing $44M From Organization
William Smith, former CFO at the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, pleaded guilty on Nov. 15 to a battery of financial crimes, including the theft of $44 million from the organization which resulted in...
View ArticleBeloved Black-Owned Downtown Detroit Wine Shop Announces Closure After Nearly...
The beloved downtown Detroit wine shop and bar, House of Pure Vin, will close indefinitely at the end of this month. The Black woman-owned business started by Regina Gaines gave no reason for its...
View ArticleDetroit City Council President Mary Sheffield Announces Mayoral Bid
Mary Sheffield, current city council president for Detroit, is running for mayor. Sheffield, who became the youngest council member ever when she was elected in 2013, announced her run on Dec. 10 at...
View ArticleResidents Demand Meeting With Detroit Mayor Over Destruction of Critical...
Detroit residents are calling for a meeting with Mayor Mike Duggan following revelations that critical prosecutorial files spanning decades have been destroyed. Residents are outraged, as Mayor...
View ArticleIs Eminem Joining Bid To Bring WNBA Team To Detroit?
Rapper Eminem has reportedly joined a collective led by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores that features Chris Webber and Grant Hill, to bring a WNBA franchise back to Detroit, a source close to the...
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Detroit’s Diasporic Takeover: AfroFuture 2025 Drops Star-Studded Lineup With...
The Motor City is gearing up for a cultural explosion as AfroFuture Detroit unveils its initial lineup. The festival, a collaboration between Bedrock and AfroFuture, is poised to be a landmark event...
View ArticleRoar Brewing Co., Detroit’s First Black-Owned Brewery Opens
Evan Fay’s Roar Brewing Co., believed to be Detroit’s first Black-owned brewery, is opening on March 23 via a soft launch, with the company’s grand opening set for summer 2025. Fay’s brewery will...
View ArticleTragedy in Detroit: Child Dies After Being Struck By Ice Cream Truck
An ice cream truck hit and killed a young child in Detroit on Monday, April 14. According to Click on Detroit, the child was killed around 7 p.m. The vehicle’s driver remained on the scene and was...
View ArticleDetroit Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of 3 Women Over 20 Years Ago
A Detroit man has been arrested in connection with three sexual assault cases that took place as early as 1997. According to The Detroit News, police officers arrested and charged Akida Diaba Dudley...
View ArticleDetroit Riverfront Conservancy Leaders Want Max Prison Sentence For Corrupt CFO
Leaders from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy feel the maximum 20-year sentence for former chief financial officer (CFO) William Smith is appropriate for stealing close to $44.3 million during his...
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