BLAC Features

Removing the Stigma

We have pills, condoms, education and other measures to prevent HIV or to ensure those infected with it live just as long as someone without the virus. And yet Blacks are still infected with HIV at a much higher rate in Detroit than other populations and we’re less likely to own our status. Here’s a look at why and what needs to change.

Jason Flowers

Young, Gifted and Black

These young, gifted and Black students are the cream of the graduating crop.

BLAC Editorial

Thrifting 101: 5 tips you need to know

Afraid to take the thrifting plunge? We show you how you can stay ahead of the fashion curve while stretching your dollar to the limit.

Jasmine Espy

Chene Park's summer lineup reigns supreme

Shahida Mausi's management company ensures each summer at Chene Park is better than the last.

Jim McFarlin

Author Terry McMillan dishes on her new book

In her ninth novel, out this month, Terry McMillan hits her groove yet again with a love story. What does Port Huron’s native daughter think of her nearly three-decade career and influence? Like her characters, she’s more focused on the here and now.

Aaron Foley

R&B Pioneer Adina Howard Talks Feminism and New Music

What ever happened to Adina Howard, the R&B pioneer known for her sexed up songs in the ’90s? She took some detours—personally and professionally. But now she’s back and talking to BLAC about her brand of ‘feminism’ and a new album in the works.

Aaron Foley

Sheefy McFly: Detroit's Art Social Scene Hero

He paints! He raps! He DJs! Sheefy McFly is Detroit’s art social scene hero.

Aaron Foley

Detroit's Heidelberg Project Celebrates 30 Years

Detroit's controversial art installation marks a notable anniversary, surviving contempt at home, a series of fires and the very blight that inspired its creation three decades ago. Here, BLAC Detroit talks to its founder, Tyree Guyton about its evolution—and his own.

Alex P. Kellogg

To The Bone: An excerpt from Desiree Cooper's New Book 'Know The Mother'

A searing serving of flash fiction from Detroit writer Desiree Cooper’s new book, Know the Mother

Desiree Cooper

Martha and Bonnie Davison: The Survivors

Aaron Foley