Diversity Management, News and Updates
As a result of ongoing racism and horrific death threats within a suburban Detroit school, the parents of a Black student have decided to strike back, filing a massive $150-million lawsuit against the district on behalf of their daughter and other Black students targeted with the abuse. Corey Williams of…
A survey of 100 Black business owners in Detroit has produced alarming results, according to an article written in DBusiness Magazine by Dr. Ken L. Harris, the 12th national president and CEO of the National Business League (NBL) in Detroit. The National Business League was founded in 1900 by Booker…
After controversy over whether police should be able to use facial recognition technology, the Board of Police Commissioners in Detroit approved its use but imposed certain limits. Debates surrounding the use of this technology are steeped in both claims of privacy violations and racism. While Detroit police celebrated the move,…
Sheefy McFly is a well-known artist and musician who has become highly regarded in recent years. He has a “vivid and fun illustrative style that looks and feels like a hip-hop makeover of Saturday morning cartoons of yore,” according to the Detroit Free Press. McFly has already done one mural…
The Detroit Youth Choir brought the house down on American’s Got Talent (AGT) on Tuesday. The choir performed Macklemore’s hit song, “Can’t Hold Us.” Detroit Youth Choir director, Anthony White, arranged the song with a twist. The intro started as a rousing hymn and then the choir, made up of…
Deborah Nash, one of the problematic women from the high-profile “Gardening while Black” infamy, has hired alt-right attorney Kyle Bristow to defend her. Related Story: Marc Peeples Files Lawsuit Against Women Who Called Detroit Police While He Was Gardening Nash, who insists that she is not a racist, came under…
“Former police officer Steele has lost the trust of those he served,” Detroit police chief said.
Marc Peeples is a devoted, lifelong Detroiter. He is also Black. And in the summer of 2017, three white women, who were not Detroiters, falsely accused Peeples of a multitude of crimes that he didn’t commit. He was arrested, charged and even went to trial based on the lies of…
(Reuters) — Aretha Franklin’s body lay in repose on Tuesday while her soaring voice poured out from loudspeakers outside a Detroit museum, stirring fans to sway and sing along and others to weep as they lined up for a last glimpse of the Queen of Soul. Franklin died last week…
Aretha Franklin’s voice is world renowned. The pain, struggle and subsequent liberation behind it isn’t as well known. As we come to terms with her imminent departure from the earthly realm, we will forever cherish one of the most beautiful voices known to man. The good people of Detroit were…
