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04/05/17This company wants to bring black businesses to your doorstepWhen Kwaku Osei-Bonsu was a freshman at Howard University, his mom – like many parents tend to do – sent him care packages. She would get together with members at her church to put together boxes for the congregation’s college students, always ensuring each was filled with items that were actually relevant to them: books by black authors, snacks from home. Osei-Bonsu turned this idea into a business. Strange Roots – yes, inspired by the Billie Holiday song – is a monthly subscription service that delivers a collection of items to college students across the country. The contents of the boxes are different each month but always include a book, a snack item, toiletries and a wild card item. “Every single item in the box is manufactured by a... |
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04/05/1712 year-old Rudy Washington is helping keep the homeless warmWhile riding down a street on a bitterly cold winter night, Rudy Washington and his parents noticed a homeless man sitting on the side of the road. With nothing but a pair of boots that were two sizes too small to cover his feet in the frostbiting weather, the homeless man’s feet appeared to be stuck to the ice. So the Washingtons pulled over at a nearby gas station and bought more than 40 pairs of socks for the man. In every encounter he has had since with men and women like that man on the side of the road, he often wonders how these people ended up alone on the streets. “A lot of them are very smart people,” says the Brownstown 12-year-old. There are thousands of homeless people in metro Detroit, and keeping warm is difficult in colder months. Rudy’s... |
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04/05/17This new app brings fitness to your fingertipsCertified personal trainer William McCray's new mobile app releases this month |
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04/05/17DETROIT PROPER: How America's black Muslims are impacted by the current administrationHighlighting the people, places and events of Black Detroit |
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04/05/17How young is too young to talk to Kids about slavery?With Black History Month not too far behind us, the question of when to introduce children to the harsh realities of slavery is one that’s popped up on my Timeline more than once. I get it. It’s an extremely delicate balance between being honest and stealing our children’s innocence. When I look my son in the eyes, I want him to always believe the world is a magical place filled with happiness; a place where old, fat, bearded men sneak into chimneys and bring gifts to all the good boys and girls and bad things never happen to good people – but we all know that isn’t true. I’ve always been an advocate for honesty. Nonetheless, I don’t want to be the Grinch that stole goodness either. That said, how young is too young to approach the topic of... |
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04/05/17Detroit's next leather leaderWith rise of the city's newfound industry of leather makers, Detroiter C'Erra E. is throwing her hat into the ring with her brand Anthony Neil |
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04/05/17New Detroit, Inc. is working to heal racial divides through genealogical researchThe service organization celebrates 50 years in action. |
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04/05/17Dancer Jennifer Harge explores black women's emotions in new projectContemporary dancer Jennifer Harge’s body of work encompasses movement, performance art and black culture. Through her collective Harge Dance Stories, she explores the stories surrounding black bodies. Her newest venture, the (Her)stor(ies) Project, is a performance piece she and four other dancers began working on through a research grant at The Carr Center. The project has evolved into an evening-length dance performance exploring how grief, pleasure and protest impact black women. “I was thinking about how I was handling grief and whose grief I was holding onto. People who I felt connected to through being black,” Harge says. “I was thinking how black women historically have had to handle grief, and whose grief they were responsible for.” The... |
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04/05/17Sharon Madison on her family's early Detroit real estate bet - and how it's paying offSharon Madison and her family bet big on downtown Detroit when few others would. Now the building that bears her father’s name is reaping the dividends. |
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04/05/17Kerrie Trahan, Founder of Yoganic FlowUsing yoga as a tool, this company aims to get Detroiters healthy – both physically and spiritually. |
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