Christy talks with Mariam Noland, president of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan for 36 years, about her upcoming retirement and the role of philanthropy. Under her leadership, the organization has awarded $1.3 billion grants in our area. To honor her impact on the community, the Mariam C. Noland Fund for Public Spaces was announced last week.
Related Posts
News From Around Detroit
- BridgeDetroit Engagement Director Orlando Bailey to head up Outlier Mediaby Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
It’s been a distinct privilege to serve at an organization that honors residents with a listening ear and action, Orlando writes.
- James Beard semi-finalist Baobab Fare closes on new east side locationby Christine Ferretti and Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Hamissi Mamba considered opening a second location of his restaurant in Ann Arbor. But a trip to Detroit’s East Warren-Cadieux area changed his plans.
- Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance changes name, goes statewideby Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
A $500,000 appropriation from last year’s state budget will take the Detroit-based organization to Lansing and Flint.
- Black men bond where they feel at home — in the barbershopby Bryce Huffman, Orlando Bailey and Quinn Banks (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The Black barbershop is a sanctuary for grooming and public rest and a pulpit to express joy, debate values and politics in a community that is affirming and safe.
- Black men bond where they feel at home — in the barbershopby Bryce Huffman, Orlando Bailey and Quinn Banks (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The Black barbershop is a sanctuary for grooming and public rest and a pulpit to express joy, debate values and politics in a community that is affirming and safe.
National Headlines
- Fake ashes and 190 rotting bodies prompt Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations
Colorado lawmakers have passed a sweeping bill to overhaul the state's lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies.
- Survivors of Holocaust and Oct. 7 attack join memorial march at Auschwitz death camp
The mood at the annual march was overshadowed by the war in Gaza after the October attack on Israel by Hamas, the deadliest violence against Jews since Adolf Hitler's regime sought to destroy the entire Jewish population of Europe.
- Israel examining Gaza cease-fire proposal, but framework differs from its offer
A deal could still be a ways off.