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Black Art Library Spreads the Word About Black Artists One Book at a Time

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

The Detroit News Maureen Feighan Dec. 20, 2021 Scroll through Asmaa Walton’s Black Art Library page on Instagram and you’ll see post after post with her signature pose — two arms holding out books about different Black visual artists. It …

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In Case You Missed It: Growing and Retaining Detroit’s African American Middle Class

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Catia Sabak

Detroit Future City’s (DFC) Center for Equity, Engagement, and Research recently hosted a conversation about the growth of Detroit’s African American middle class as an indicator of economic equity. View a recording and recap.

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New Police Chief in Dearborn to be First Muslim to Lead Department

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

Detroit Free Press Niraj Warikoo Dec. 20, 2021 A veteran of the Dearborn Police department will be the city’s next police chief, Mayor-elect Abdullah Hammoud announced Monday. Starting Jan. 1, Cmdr. Issa Shahin, who has served with Dearborn Police since …

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More Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs Are Open for Business

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

WIRED David Tobenkin Dec. 20, 2021 A new report finds more people, particularly those in minority groups, are starting new ventures amid the pandemic. Stephon Sanders is a soft-spoken 16-year-old Black student in Tampa, Florida who loves playing basketball and …

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Treasury Department Earmarks $8.7 Billion in Federal Funding Targeted to Minority Businesses

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

Black Enterprise Jeffrey McKinney Dec. 17, 2021 More so than other racial groups, Black-owned businesses have been trounced harder by COVID-19 and are still rebounding from the pandemic. Yet, some uplifting news is they perhaps will be among those to …

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One Million Black Women: How Goldman Sachs Is Investing in Black Women and Creating a Sustainable Future for Everyone

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

Blavity News Natalie Webb Dec. 16, 2021 Since the pandemic hit, individuals and businesses across the country have suffered a major blow to every aspect of their lives, from earnings to growth to future opportunities. But Black women in the …

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A Conversation with Four Leading Black Women Who Are Building and Scaling Social Impact in Detroit and the Nation 

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

In early December, as part of the SHIFT Series, GreenLight Fund hosted the event Building Change that Lasts: A Conversation with Black Women Scaling Social Impact, featuring a panel of four leading Black women. The panelists explored the tools, strategies, …

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Bringing Pocket Parks to ‘Kid Success Neighborhoods’ in Detroit

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

Next City Marianne Dhenin Dec. 10, 2021 Windee Brown remembers growing up in Detroit. “It wasn’t easy,” she said. Her family moved away from Detroit when she was eleven. Now, two decades later, she has moved back with four kids …

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Detroit’s Only Black-Owned Grocery Store is Reimagining Food Access

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

Patch Serena Maria Daniels Dec. 16, 2021 When Raphael Wright set out to open a supermarket in Detroit more than four years ago, he had his sights on competing with the suburban Walmarts, Krogers, and Meijers of the world. He …

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‘Habari Gani, Waddup Doe’: Black Woman Brings Kwanzaa to Detroit with Online Shop, KwanzaaMe  

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Krishaun Burns

Many holidays are celebrated across the U.S. in December. Two of the most prominent ones are Christmas and Hanukkah. Another holiday celebrated by millions in the U.S. and around the world is Kwanzaa, a weeklong celebration of Black and African …

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Congratulations to our recent Leadership Detroit class, #LDXLII, for graduating on June 16! Dan Piepszowski, who oversaw Leadership Detroit, spoke on his last cohort with the Chamber:

"This was a special group of leaders," he reflected. "First and foremost, they were willing to be part of the first class coming out of the depths of the COVID pandemic which took some flexibility on their part to remain committed to one another and the process. They were quick to establish relationships, projects to work on together, and plans to insure they stayed connected after graduation."
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Congratulations to our recent Leadership Detroit class, #LDXLII, for graduating on June 16! Dan Piepszowski, who oversaw Leadership Detroit, spoke on his last cohort with the Chamber:

This was a special group of leaders, he reflected. First and foremost, they were willing to be part of the first class coming out of the depths of the COVID pandemic which took some flexibility on their part to remain committed to one another and the process. They were quick to establish relationships, projects to work on together, and plans to insure they stayed connected after graduation.Image attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment
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