Racial Justice & Economic Equity
Black Art Library Spreads the Word About Black Artists One Book at a Time
December 22, 2021The Detroit News Maureen Feighan Dec. 20, 2021 Scroll through Asmaa Walton's Black Art Library page on Instagram and you'll…
In Case You Missed It: Growing and Retaining Detroit’s African American Middle Class
December 21, 2021Detroit Future City’s (DFC) Center for Equity, Engagement, and Research recently hosted a conversation about the growth of Detroit’s African…
New Police Chief in Dearborn to be First Muslim to Lead Department
December 21, 2021Detroit Free Press Niraj Warikoo Dec. 20, 2021 A veteran of the Dearborn Police department will be the city's next…
More Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs Are Open for Business
December 20, 2021WIRED David Tobenkin Dec. 20, 2021 A new report finds more people, particularly those in minority groups, are starting new…
Treasury Department Earmarks $8.7 Billion in Federal Funding Targeted to Minority Businesses
December 17, 2021Black Enterprise Jeffrey McKinney Dec. 17, 2021 More so than other racial groups, Black-owned businesses have been trounced harder by…
One Million Black Women: How Goldman Sachs Is Investing in Black Women and Creating a Sustainable Future for Everyone
December 17, 2021Blavity News Natalie Webb Dec. 16, 2021 Since the pandemic hit, individuals and businesses across the country have suffered a…
A Conversation with Four Leading Black Women Who Are Building and Scaling Social Impact in Detroit and the Nation
December 17, 2021In early December, as part of the SHIFT Series, GreenLight Fund hosted the event Building Change that Lasts: A Conversation…
Bringing Pocket Parks to ‘Kid Success Neighborhoods’ in Detroit
December 16, 2021Next City Marianne Dhenin Dec. 10, 2021 Windee Brown remembers growing up in Detroit. “It wasn’t easy,” she said. Her…
Detroit’s Only Black-Owned Grocery Store is Reimagining Food Access
December 16, 2021Patch Serena Maria Daniels Dec. 16, 2021 When Raphael Wright set out to open a supermarket in Detroit more than…
Detroit Institute of Arts Launches Exhibit Featuring 15 Black Photographers’ Visual Activism Work, Dec. 17
December 13, 2021} On Dec. 17, 2021, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will open its new exhibition titled "The New Black Vanguard: Photography…
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