The rising cost of college tuition has caused havoc in many lives in recent years, and even discouraged some from entering higher education. Wayne State University has new programs to help combat at least some of those escalating costs and encourage more first-generation students to apply for admission. Under the WSU Generation Next fee, […]
For Ida Byrd-Hill prosperity is a collective, community effort. As many Detroit residents and Americans throughout the country gear up for traditional Labor Day celebrations Byrd-Hill sees such annual observances as opportunities to reflect on ways to grow through financial empowerment. An urban economist, Byrd-Hill has begun lectures to promote the power of the […]
There’s no shortage of opinions surrounding the president’s headline-grabbing immigration policies and practices, which have dominated our news cycles. Hear what Mexico’s former president thinks about President Trump’s proposed US/Mexico Border Wall and other issues impacting our southern neighbor. Vicente Foxwill be the keynote speaker for the Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society’s (FOCIS) 10th […]
Hundreds of kids and adults who want to explore the world of skilled trades will have the chance to earn high-paying jobs as the Randolph Career Technical Education Center opens its doors to the public with new improvements. Those learning these new skills can fill jobs in high demand in Detroit as a […]
As we begin this story let’s take a step back in time and visit a high school in the last century. The teacher has just assigned the class a paper on Abraham Lincoln. She then divides the class into two sections. She tells the group on one side of the room they can go to […]
We called him “Mr. Fin.” I don’t remember too much else about my eighth grade health class teacher Don Finlayson, except his lanky, lean physique and wavy, silver hair. In his younger years, I think he’d been an athlete or a coach, maybe both. What struck me most about Mr. Fin was his vitality, though […]
Detroit is called the Motor City for a reason.That international automotive legacy will be celebrated during CruisIN’ the D August 18-20. Founder Gregory Reed felt Detroit’s slogan – “putting the world on wheels” – should be honored. “Detroit is the automotive capital of the world, and it didn’t have a cruise,” he says. “I thought it […]
For all it’s gone through as a city, Detroit still knows how to move. Want proof? STARS Elite Training Center won first place in the “Small Group 12 and Over” category in the World of Dance Championship in July in Seacaucus, NJ. Located at 19600 Grand River, STARS Elite Training Center also took fifth place […]
To improve coordination of Michigan’s efforts to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic, Gov. Rick Snyder today signed Executive Directive 2017-2, establishing the Council on Opioid and Prescription Drug Enforcement (COPE). This council, which was recommended by the Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force, will address, develop and maintain relationships among local, state and federal […]
The technology boom has hit Detroit hard, and we are all the better for it. Coders, developers, and techies of all sorts are finding vibrant career opportunities in the heart of the Motor City. Skills that many college students might take to cities like San Francisco or New York upon graduation are now finding a […]