The Detroit Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates the 30-year anniversary of its Minerva Education and Development Foundation with an Oct. 29 gala raising money for scholarships and grants. Event chair Jenice Mitchell Ford talks about the mission of MEDF and the Detroit Deltas’ legacy of philanthropy and helping others.
Church of the Messiah and other organizations came together during ARISE Detroit’s Neighborhoods Day to promote peace and highlight the diligent work of Detroit youth. Contributor Daijah Moss talked with the Peace & Prosperity Youth Action Movement to hear some of their strategies around positive youth development, community unity, creating peace within the city, and youth activism.
Detroit’s expansion of the ShotSpotter system has ignited a wave of controversy as citizens demand answers about the technology’s impact on their community and call for more transparency from both the Detroit Police Department and the California-based company, Sound Thinking. BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett shares what residents are claiming.
Focus: HOPE has expanded its Food for Seniors program to assist more seniors who are experiencing food insecurity. Program expansions include the addition of 43 new sites across Southeast Michigan where eligible seniors can register for monthly food boxes.
Despite backlash from the Asian American community and Detroit City Council, a historic building in Detroit’s former Chinatown has been demolished. The building was at the heart of Chinatown and held significance to the neighborhood.
“American Black Journal host Stephen Henderson leads a roundtable with BridgeDetroit’s Nushrat Rahman, City of Detroit’s Donald Rencher, and Neighborhood Service Organization’s Linda Little. They talk about the current state of homelessness in the city, housing instability, affordable housing units, federal housing vouchers, and the end to a national moratorium on rental evictions.
The 17th annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day returns Aug. 5 with more than 100 events and community service projects around the city. ARISE Detroit! Executive Director Luther Keith joins “American Black Journal” to give viewers a preview of the event and discuss its mission.
Bringing together community and civil rights leaders, politicians, activists and residents from across Southeast Michigan, the Detroit Branch NAACP hosted a vibrant and momentous June Jubilee honoring the 1963 Detroit Walk to Freedom, a pivotal march in the Civil Rights Movement. One Detroit brings you highlights from the events with contributor Orlando Bailey.
Summer is here, and Detroit’s highly anticipated African World Festival is near. The annual festival celebrates 40 years in the city this year from July 14-16 at Hart Plaza. Festival Director Njia Kai shares what attendees can expect from the festival’s 40th annual year celebrating the arts and culture of the African diaspora.
As federal Juneteenth celebrations become more common across the nation, One Detroit visited the Detroit Northwestern High School’s inaugural Juneteenth parade to see how they’re celebrating the nation’s newest federal holiday and to hear how others can learn more about its history.
Detroit NAACP President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony previews the NAACP’s “June Jubilee: A Celebration of Freedom” events in commemoration of the Detroit Walk to Freedom’s 60th anniversary. Plus, he discusses the state of civil rights in America, the struggle for voting rights and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History shares details about its 2023 Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration and how the museum will commemorate the day that marked the end of slavery.