Hope Starts Here stabilizing early childhood services in wake of policy changes
Long-term perspective keeps Hope Starts Here imperatives relevant despite policy changes.
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Mapping Detroit: The story of Detroit’s growth and change
This classicc dot density map shows a significant portion of more recent construction efforts has been concentrated in areas that were previously less developed or had higher vacancy rates.
Hope Starts Here stabilizing early childhood services in wake of policy changes
Long-term perspective keeps Hope Starts Here imperatives relevant despite policy changes.
Educator creates employment opportunity for teens with disabilities
Kwame Simmons has expand the Simmons Advantage to address the gap between school districts and the educational needs of children with disabilities.
Detroit Capital Hub connects entrepreneurs, small businesses with Detroit CFDI lenders
A new private-partnership between the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) and the City of Detroit — Detroit Capital Hub — serves as a matching program introducing small businesses to the lender best able to serve them.
Partner Partner Content AI Revolution: Disruption today, growth tomorrow for Detroit’s workforce
Recent analysis from Jacob Manoukian, J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s U.S. Head of Investment Strategy, argues that while AI will displace certain tasks, the broader pattern will likely mirror past technological shifts.
Detroit heard King’s dream first. These Black women are carrying it forward.
Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Lambda Pi Omega chapter folds Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights history into a day of service that stretches far beyond the federal holiday.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy celebrated by Southfield task force through peace walk and youth service awards
The Southfield Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force honored King’s legacy of social justice, nonviolence, and equality for all Americans through a peace walk on MLK Day 2026.
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El modelo de Hope Starts Here promueve la resiliencia ante los desafíos
Recientes cambios en políticas federales y estatales vinculados a la Ley One Big Beautiful Bill Act han generado nueva incertidumbre para los sistemas de primera infancia en todo el país.
Brrrr. Cold weather remains in the forecast through the weekend and beyond
An arctic airmass will settle over the region Thursday night, bringing actual temperatures below zero late Thursday night.
And now, the 76th mayor of the city of Detroit, Mary Sheffield
Mary Sheffield’s investiture took place Detroit Opera House on Jan. 9, 2026 in a public ceremony marking the start of her historic term as the city’s first female mayor.
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