Sep 9, 2024 | Business, Detroit, Events, Food & Beverage
A new event series is coming to Detroit next week that aims to showcase the talents of the area’s Black chefs and culinary professionals. Black Food & Wine Experience founder Aminah Robinson-Briscoe, known as Chef Mimi, has hosted events like this on the...
Jun 3, 2024 | Business, Detroit, Sports
Early economic data emerging from the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit paints a picture of success beyond the record attendance numbers. About 30% of people traveled more than 100 miles to attend the three-day April event, representing all 50 states and more than 20...
Feb 19, 2024 | Business, Detroit
On February 13, 2024, the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) played host to the sold-out 37th Annual National Black Supplier Conference presented by Stellantis. Organized by The National Business League (NBL) and the Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce (DBCC), this event...
Oct 9, 2023 | Detroit, Energy
Tammy Black has a mission to get Detroiters trained in solar power installation. She bought a house last September from the Detroit Land Bank Authority and set out to renovate it into a solar power training house through her nonprofit. And many businesses...
Aug 28, 2023 | Detroit, History, Incarceration
On Saturday, Black August Detroit was recognized in Highland Park. Shawanna Vaughn of Silent Cry, the nonprofit that brought the gathering together, says Black August started in the 1970s and commemorates Black freedom fighters and prisoners. “It’s to talk...
Aug 21, 2023 | Detroit, Women
A landmark of Detroit civil rights history is getting a boost with a national $75,000 grant. The Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board has been selected as one of only eight projects nationwide to receive a $75,000 History of Equal Rights Grant by the National...
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