The Metro: New book takes historical look at how Black Americans envisioned utopia
For many Black Americans, the idea of religion intersects with freedom in a complicated way. Enslaved Africans came to this...
Created Equal: Detroiter’s new memoir details Black roots of country music
Detroit music and the people who make it are often associated with soulful, funky and bluesy sounds. But very rarely...
The Metro: Roger Guenveur Smith brings acclaimed solo performances to the Wright
The Charles H. Wright Museum is hosting a series of carefully curated lectures by both nationally-recognized and local performers. The...
The Metro: New historic marker remembers the Algiers Motel, Detroit Rebellion of 1967
A new historic marker will be placed at the former location of the Algiers Motel, which was the site of...
Created Equal: Examining the Black-white wealth gap in America
Typical Black families in the United States have 15 cents on the dollar compared to typical white families, according to...
Created Equal: Uncovering the truth behind the phrase ‘40 acres and a mule’
In the years following the Civil War, formerly enslaved Black Americans in the South were promised "40 acres and a...
Whitmer signs bill designating May 2 as ‘Negro Leagues Day’ in Michigan
State Rep. Helena Scott (D-Detroit) celebrated Juneteenth this year by showing up at a historic ballpark, watching as her bill...
Created Equal: The legacy of Juneteenth, nearly 160 years later
Juneteenth marks our nation's second independence day — when the last of America's slaves were freed by executive decree. Though...
Hamtramck completes housing for families displaced by I-75 construction in the 1960s
A class action lawsuit filed in 1968 against Hamtramck for displacing a Black neighborhood for the construction of the I-75...
The Metro: Detroit’s Civil War history, uncovered
In 1863, as the Civil War raged on, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation. Following the speech, about 1,000 Black...
Created Equal: Why memories about Black life and history matter today
In February 2021, The Atlantic launched "Inheritance," a multi-year reporting project about American history, Black life and the resilience of...
Created Equal: New book explores gambling’s impact on Detroit’s Black community
It seems like anyone who grew up with family in Detroit has heard of the Numbers. This old-style, illegal gambling...