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Social justice
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Detroit heard King's dream first. These Black women are carrying it forward.

Detroit's early 'I Have a Dream' delivery makes Martin Luther King Jr. Day a call to service, exemplified by Alpha Kappa Alpha's ongoing community work.
Food & drink
fromDetroit PBS
2 weeks ago

The History of Detroit's Famous Coney Dog | One Detroit - Detroit PBS

Detroit originated the Coney dog in the early 1900s; iconic spots like Lafayette and American popularized the meat-sauce, mustard, and onion classic.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Rosa Parks' vacant former home is an emblem of racist housing policies | Bernadette Atuahene

Racist policies—covenants, redlining, urban renewal, predatory lending, and tax administration—systematically blocked Black homeownership and wealth despite economic gains.
Arts
fromPortland Mercury
3 months ago

Theater Review: Portland Playhouse Tells a Story of Community Displacement as Noir

Paradise Blue depicts a 1949 Detroit jazz club threatened by a planned highway, exposing tensions among owner Blue, displaced Black community members, musicians, and newcomer Silver.
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