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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Sylvia Moy was a trailblazing Motown songwriter. L. Busacca/WireImage for Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Margena A. Christian, University of Illinois Chicago During the 1960s, in a country divided by ...

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 ...

Greg Mangan works as a real estate advocate at SBDA helping businesses with streetscape and infrastructure improvements. Photo: Nick Hagen On a stretch of West Vernor Highway, the changes are easy to ...

“Where is she?” This question is asked nationwide, repeatedly. Maybe the reference is to someone’s best friend, student, niece, or even daughter. To ask this question is a nightmare for anyone who ...