Dolly Parton knows how important reading is for young minds and in 1995 she did something about it. Inspired by her father, she created the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which mails free books to children from birth to age five in participating communities. Now the program will be available to children in the 48201 and […]
Small businesses are beginning to ramp back up and adjust to new business requirements. Maintaining recommended safety requirements and social distancing are key to Detroit small shop owners’ respective ability to re-engage customers and restore consumer confidence, particularly in bricks and mortar shops, according to Mark S. Lee, the founder of The LEE Group. Lee […]
We are currently experiencing a double pandemic of a deadly virus and the disease of racism on Black communities across our nation. Trayvon Martin. Eric Garner. Mike Brown. Sandra Bland. Philando Castile. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. These are a few names of Black Americans that have died by the hands of law enforcement […]
Everyone is ready to emerge from COVID-19, particularly Detroiters who have been among the nation’s hardest hit by the pandemic. The immediate and heightened need for products, services and employment is overwhelming, but the reality is that a growing number of the city’s small businesses may not be there to provide it. According to published […]