News From Around Detroit
- 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.
- Detroit transit warrior finds his placeby Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Michael Cunningham II, a fierce advocate for bus riders and drivers in Detroit, has landed a one-bedroom apartment after nearly a decade of housing insecurity.
National Headlines
- WATCH LIVE: Biden accepts endorsements from Kennedy family members at campaign event in Philadelphia
The decision to highlight the Kennedy family endorsement on Thursday, more than six months from Election Day, is an indication of how seriously Biden's team is taking the threat of the independent bid potentially using his last name's lingering Democratic magic to siphon off support from the president.
- U.S. and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to weekend attack on Israel amid escalating tensions
In the actions Thursday, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel.
- United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall, massive flooding, hits desert nation
Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, allowed global carriers on Thursday morning to again fly into Terminal 1 at the airfield.