White alleges that former Board Chair Bryan Ferguson and a “clique” of male employees discriminated against women coworkers and undermined a process developed at the direction of Mayor Mike Duggan to clear the complaint backlog.
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Homeless service providers want to be ‘proactive’ ahead of NFL Draft
At the end of March, there were 52 people living unsheltered in the downtown area based on estimates from street outreach teams.
Duggan: America is not ignoring Detroit anymore
Targeting abandoned vehicles, violence reduction progress, honoring a community hero and other highlights from Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s 11th State of the City speech.
BZA upholds denial of concrete crushing expansion in Detroit community
A city zoning board has shut down a controversial plan to expand and intensify concrete crushing in the Schoolcraft Southfield neighborhood. Following a lengthy hearing on Monday, Dino-Mite Crushing and Recycling owner Green Valley Properties was denied an appeal to expand operations on its 12.3-acre site on Greenfield Road. Last year, the company applied with […]
2024 Barristers’ Ball, Attorney Ben Crump, Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band | American Black Journal
The Wolverine Bar Association’s 2024 Barristers’ Ball, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, and 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Brian Blade.
Duggan speech to focus on plan to remove abandoned vehicles
Mike Duggan’s State of the City will center revitalization and quality of life issues, including a crackdown on abandoned vehicles and next steps for community solar.
Opinion: Protecting Detroit neighborhoods from predatory investment property trends
If Detroit is to continue influencing the nation in urban revitalization, better efforts must be made to clear the way for more equitable homeownership in stable, high-occupancy neighborhoods such as mine, the author writes.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum | One Detroit
Mayor Mike Duggan shares what to expect from the NFL Draft in Detroit, and we look at its impact on tourism. Plus, tour the Ford Piquette Plant Museum.
Food rescue nonprofit seeks volunteers to collect NFL Draft donations
Metro Food Rescue anticipates rescuing enough food for as many as 30,000 meals from the NFL Draft for organizations addressing increased need.
Some Michigan residents have until June 17 to file their taxes
Michigan residents impacted by severe weather last August have until June 17 to file their taxes. Otherwise, taxpayers who have not been granted an extension must file their taxes by April 15.