As summer approaches, Detroiters are starting to feel the rhythms of the season. From Chene Park’s summer concert series to the annual R&B, gospel and jazz festivals at Hart Plaza, songs and sounds are beginning to greet the sunshine. Adding to the festivities, the city will be part of a worldwide celebration with communities in […]
At $1.3 trillion annually, the African American economy is larger than Russia’s gross domestic product. But sources of talent and economic resources within the African American community remain undeveloped because they aren’t taken seriously, according to economist and author Ida Byrd-Hill. Byrd-Hill, whose book “Invisible Talent Market’’ identifies problems and potential solutions, will discuss them […]
Decades old mistakes may lead to an incredibly harsh death sentence, as more than 100 Detroit area Chaldeans prepare for possible deportation. Old crimes they committed, often in the youth, are being used to send these residents back to Iraq. While many may be quick to point out this is a nation of laws, such […]
Tom Palmer would be kicking up his heels to the sound of the Chelsea House Orchestra fiddlers if he was alive to see how the all-volunteer People for Palmer Park have revived the log cabin he built in 1885 near Woodward and McNichols. The public will celebrate his summer home in a combination urban/Victorian merriment. […]