BLAC Features

Barclays Rips off its Customers—Your Bank Probably Does, Too

Dion Rabouin

Online Campaign Aims to Raise Money for Family of Adaisha Miller

Miller was shot and killed when an off-duty police officer's gun discharged after she hugged him.

BLAC Editorial

Mackinac Policy Conference

Michigan business leaders and politicians unite.

Suicide and African Americans: A Secret Epidemic Unveiled

In Detroit and beyond, the Black community tends to close its eyes and lips to suicide, although hard numbers tell a different story. Maybe it's time to talk about this tragic and taboo topic.

Angela G. King

Depression and Suicide in African Americans: Symptoms and Getting Help

From adults to kids, these problems impact the Black community—but are often silenced. Here's what to watch for, and how you can help someone in trouble.

Brianna Valleskey

Woodward Avenue People and Places, from Detroit to Pontiac – PHOTOS

B.L.A.C. Detroit took a summer trip along the iconic southeast Michigan road. From food and spas to ballrooms and rock climbing, discover what we found!

Kimberly Hayes Taylor and Ilissa Gilmore

President Obama, Gay Marriage and the Black Church: Detroit Opinion

It's a dilemma for Black ministers and the church community: They've preached against homosexuality, but now, the president has expressed support. Where does this leave LGBT folks of faith?

Elizabeth Atkins

Oral Cancer in Black Men

African-American men are at highest risk of developing oral cancer.

Candice LeGrand

Be A Good Neighbor

ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day is Aug. 4.

Maya Brooks

‘More Than A March’

Rainbow PUSH Michigan to protest practices of state and local government.

Rev. D. Alexander Bullock