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Feature Story Detroit racial dot map Model D

Mapping Detroit: Racial dot map

Alex B. HillTuesday, April 30, 2024
Partner Content Turkessa Baldridge Model DKids and Education

New leadership sets the tone at Marygrove for 2023

Kahn Santori DavisonTuesday, February 21, 2023
Feature Story Nawal Denard, House of African Prints, Detroit Model DEntrepreneurship

5 up-and-coming Detroit entrepreneurs you should know

Erin Marie MillerTuesday, February 8, 2022
Longform jamerson Model DCommunity Development

Taking the helm during a pandemic: A tale of two (new) nonprofit leaders

Jenn McKeeTuesday, September 22, 2020
Feature Story Khalilah Burt Gaston Model D

Share the Mic Now: Detroit aims to amplify voices of Black women, center their experiences

Dorothy HernandezTuesday, August 18, 2020
Feature Story Dierdre Roberson, Eumelanin, Detroit Model DEntrepreneurship

Detroit designer combines fashion and science to start a conversation about skin color

Kate RoffTuesday, July 28, 2020
Feature Story The Detroit 21 is a coalition made up of the leaders of 21 Detroit Community Development Organizations. Model DCommunity Development

Resilient Neighborhoods: Why these 21 Detroit CDOs are taking a stand on police brutality

David SandsTuesday, July 28, 2020
Feature Story From left, Jason Ridgeway, Chris Turner, and Bob Hoey Model D

Reflecting on the past to move forward: 5 key places, moments in Detroit's history of racial tension

Dorothy HernandezTuesday, July 21, 2020
Feature Story Alternatives for Girls offers outreach and support to victims of human trafficking. Model DHealthy Communities

Human trafficking organizations in Detroit find a way to continue mission during pandemic

Erin Marie MillerTuesday, April 28, 2020
Feature Story Springboard to Excellence Program Coordinator, Jainabou Barry-Danfa (left), and ABISA's Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, Fanta Jatta (right), stand for a portrait together at the Brightmoor Artisans Collective. Model DCommunity Development

This Senegalese woman is fighting for social and economic justice for Detroit’s black immigrants

Lauren SantucciTuesday, May 14, 2019
Feature Story Rendering of West Riverfront Park Model D

An inside look at the transformation of the Detroit riverfront

MJ GalbraithTuesday, August 21, 2018
Feature Story Kenyetta Campbell outside of the Cody Rouge Action Alliance's office space in Don Bosco Hall Model DHealthy Communities

Introducing "Voices of Cody Rouge," our latest neighborhood-based series

Biba AdamsTuesday, June 19, 2018
Feature Story Olga Stella, executive director of Design Core Detroit Model D

Q&A: Olga Stella of Design Core Detroit on why the future of design must be inclusive

Aaron MondryThursday, March 15, 2018
Feature Story Phillis Judkins, longtime North End Resident Model D

Just try keeping up with Phillis Judkins, the 70-year-old North End resident who does everything

Imani MixonMonday, October 16, 2017
Feature Story Detroit schools Superintendent Nikolai Vitti greets students participating in a summer math program at Wayne State University Model D

'Possible, but daunting': Inside Nikolai Vitti's early effort to transform Detroit's public schools

Erin Einhorn, Chalkbeat DetroitMonday, September 25, 2017
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