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…
Minority-Owned Tech Company Launches the First Smartphone That Pays You Back for Everyday Use
December 13, 2021Black Enterprise Jeroslyn Johnson Dec. 10, 2021 If you’re going to live on your smartphone, why not get paid for it?…
Detroit Artist Jonathan Harris Strikes a Nerve Around the World with ‘Critical Race Theory’ Painting
December 13, 2021Detroit Metro Times Omo Misha Dec. 12, 2021 For the past six months emerging Detroit artist and curator Jonathan Harris…
Dana White: The First Black Woman to Franchise a National Hair Salon
December 13, 2021Travel Noire Parker Diakite Dec. 10, 2021 Dana White has become the first Black woman to franchise a hair salon business after…
Detroiters Can Fight Blight for $15 an Hour and Get Job Training in New $75M Program
December 9, 2021Detroit Free Press Nushrat Rahman Dec. 8, 2021 Detroiters can now apply to work for $15 an hour and get job…
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