Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
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Garden City is a generational community. Garden City Mayor Randy Walker is himself, a product of the city, having attended its schools and played Little League at its parks. Walker explains that this is true of many of the city's current residents-they grew up here and remained. "That speaks volumes, that people want to stay here," says Walker. Though the population hovers just below 28,000, Garden City retains that 'small town' feel. Santa Claus arrives each year on the day following...
As yet another Father's Day approaches, African-American fathers find themselves mired in a familiar precarious position. Unfortunately for African-American fathers, they have become the primary recipient of voluminous criticism that indicts and convicts them as the primary catalyst behind what has historically been a marginalized and dysfunctional black community. According to critics and opponents, African-American men are the primary reason that the entire community lags behind all other...
With uniquely American hypocrisy, the Trump Treasury Department has pushed back the 2016 plan to put escaped slave and Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Tubman would be the first African-American woman featured on U.S. currency. The $20 currently features a former president, Andrew Jackson, who not only owned slaves, but ordered the death march of thousands of Native Americans. Euphemistically called "Indian Removal," the Trail of Tears made way for white settlers to...
As a child, Marshell Long says she wanted to be a fashion designer. As an adult, Long has always held jobs within the retail industry, where she learned a thing or two about running a business. About three years ago, Long wanted to put that knowledge to good use, and with her husband's support, decided to open her own business. Marshell's Boutique opened in February of 2017 and Long has been busy ever since. Marshell's Boutique offers casual and dressy apparel and accessories for women. Assisted...
In June, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) joins with millions of other Americans in celebration of Black Music Month and National Homeownership Month. As the trade association representing more than 200 African American-owned newspapers and media companies around the nation, the NNPA also observes Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Among the many cities planning Juneteenth celebrations this year include...
