Category : Michigan

NFL Alumni Annual Draft Party Raises Funds for Metro Detroit Graduating Seniors

Cass Tech student Kinarri Anderson receiving a scholarship from NFLA Detroit Chapter Vice President Pete Cryplewicz (left) and selection committee chairman Cyril Weems (right). The NFL Alumni Detroit Chapter hosted its annual NFL Draft Party at...

Leading Democratic gubernatorial candidates skip Flint forum

FLINT, MI – Three of four Democratic candidates for governor did not attend a debate-style forum that they were expected to participate in Tuesday, May 1. An event description on Baker College’s website advertised that Democrats Shri Thanedar, Gretc...

Wayne County Commissioner Alisha Bell is named a 2018 Women in Government honoree

Wayne County Commission Vice-Chairman Alisha Bell. Wayne County Commission Vice-Chairman Alisha Bell has been named a 2018 Women in Government honoree by Governing magazine and is profiled in its current issue. Bell, D-Detroit, was among female...

Petty AF: Principal Suspends Teacher’s Aide For Yawning Inappropriately

Source: Peopleimages / Getty Apparently, it’s not even okay to have a good yawn in school anymore. Just ask Edsheda Brown, a teacher’s aide who was suspended for five days without pay last week for “professional misconduct” — a.k.a. yawning....

Miss Independent: Woman Explains How She Delivered Her Own Baby By Using YouTube Videos

Source: Getty Images News / Getty Woman Delivers Baby By Herself With The Help Of YouTube If you needed another reason as to why women are so amazing, Tia Freeman gave birth in a hotel room in Istanbul, Turkey all by herself–with the help of Y...

Bid Announcement

C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc will be accepting quotations from subcontractors, including certified GDOT DBE Subcontractors, for City of Atlanta Invitation To Bid FC-10360 Airfield Safety Area and Security Fencing Improvements Phase IA. This p...

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Bedrock commits $1 million to train Detroiters in $9 million plan

BEDROCK COMMITS $1M LEAD INVESTMENT LAUNCHING CITY’S $9M PLAN TO TRAIN DETROITERS AT BREITHAUPT IN THE CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY SKILLS NECESSARY TO FILL GROWING NUMBER OF DETROIT JOBS April 25, 2018 [DETROIT] — Today, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan...

Quicken Loans doubles down on STEM education in FIRST

Quicken Loans sponsors upcoming FIRST Championship in Detroit 20 DPSCD elementary and middle school FIRST teams have been created thanks to Quicken Loans, Detroit PAL partnership Next week, tens of thousands of people will descend upon Detroit to...

Issa Rae Teams Up With BET To Find New Talent For TV Series

The fabulous and always-working Issa Rae is not slowing down, despite the fact that she is currently between seasons on her hit HBO show. It was just announced that she has teamed up with BET to find the next crop of emerging talent. Insecure star...

First Independence Bank and DPSCD present Rhonda Pugh essay contest

First Independence Bank has partnered with the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) to provide Detroit students scholarship opportunities for higher education. First Independence Bank presents its 6th annual Rhonda Pugh Memorial Ess...

Flint Institute of Arts cuts ribbon on Contemporary Crafts Wing, hot shop

FLINT, MI – Marking their 90th year in operation, the Flint Institute of Arts cut the ribbon on a brand new Contemporary Crafts Wing and state of the art glass studio, hot shop, and demonstration space on Apr. 21, 2018. Three new galleries in the Co...

What is the Black Church’s Role in Advancing African American Wealth?

NAACP Set to Change Tax Status to Engage Politically