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Ken Coleman

Charles Diggs Jr black and white photo
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information

Pioneer Detroit U.S. House member born a century ago

by Ken Coleman December 2, 2022 2:50 pmDecember 2, 2022 2:50 pm

Charles Diggs Jr. was the first African American in Michigan history to serve in the U.S. Congress.

old photo of barber shop
Posted inJobs & Economic Development

When opportunity begins at a barber shop

by Ken Coleman November 24, 2022 8:00 amNovember 23, 2022 5:37 pm

The Green family launched the Michigan Barber School, a city institution, in 1946. The school teaches a trade with a ‘future’ and has served generations of Detroiters.

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Posted inCivic and Community Information

Freedom is something to be celebrated

by Ken Coleman June 17, 2022 11:25 amJune 17, 2022 9:50 pm

Detroit’s growing embrace of Juneteenth is a throwback to freedom-inspired activism of the city’s past.

Zana Smith
Posted inCivic and Community Information

Detroit’s ‘godmother’ of retail and culture

by Ken Coleman June 11, 2022 9:30 amJune 10, 2022 5:38 pm

A retailer in Detroit since the 1970s, Zana Smith has carved out a place for herself in Detroit history as a cultural visionary and entrepreneur who made it at a time few survived.

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