Several community organizations are hosting back-to-school events in Detroit featuring backpacks and school supplies, music, games, and in at least one case, free haircuts.
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Metro Detroit is growing – but its suburbs are telling a more complicated story
An additional 11,000 people moved into the city in the years 2023 and 2024, a small gain in a city with a population of 645,705 – but one which marked a symbolic shift.
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One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: July 25, 2025 | One Detroit
Southeast Michigan has something for everyone this weekend, including the Fowlerville Family Fair, the Arab & Chaldean Festival and the Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival.
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One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: July 18, 2025 | One Detroit
There’s a diverse lineup of events coming to the Detroit area this weekend, including the African World Festival, Festa Italiana and Little Asian Bites: Mini Night Market Five.
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Local News Crisis and the Impact on Michigan Communities Forum | One Detroit
Join One Detroit and Detroit PBS on Wednesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. for a virtual livestream of the Local News Crisis and the Impact on Michigan Communities” forum, presented by the Local Media Association.
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One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: July 11, 2025 | One Detroit
Summer festivals are continuing around metro Detroit this weekend with the Uncle Sam Jam in Woodhaven and the Michigan Celtic Festival in Saline.
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19th annual Neighborhoods Day honors legacy of ARISE Detroit! Founder Luther Keith | American Black Journal
ARISE Detroit! annual Neighborhoods Day, a citywide celebration of civic pride and community service, returns on Saturday, Aug. 2.
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Federal funding cuts cause Michigan nonprofits to adjust programs and services | American Black Journal
As local nonprofits adjust their strategies, many worry about how to maintain their services with less support from Washington. “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with Markel and Roberson about how these cuts are impacting programs, services and staffing for local nonprofits.
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Eight ways to spend Fourth of July weekend around metro Detroit | One Detroit
Celebrate Fourth of July around metro Detroit this weekend with Clawson’s Fourth of July, a parade in Milford and the Folds of Honor Firecracker 5K in Ann Arbor.
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Oral history project preserves the legacy of Detroit women in jazz | One Detroit
One Detroit contributor Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ sat down with Johnson at Aretha’s Jazz Café to talk about the women who shaped Detroit’s jazz scene and how their stories are being preserved.