For immigrants from Senegal, Detroit’s religious communities are a source of spiritual grounding and practical support. The westside of Detroit has become a destination that many Senegalese now call home.
Tag: Detroit
Posted inPolitics
City Council President Mary Sheffield wins election to become Detroit’s first female mayor
City Council President Mary Sheffield speaks during an election night watch party after winning the mayoral race on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit.
Posted inObituaries
In Memoriam: Former Detroit congresswoman and CBC chair Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick dies at 80
Carolyn Jean Cheeks Kilpatrick, an assertive advocate for Detroit and Black owned business, died on Oct. 7 in Atlanta. She was 80.
Posted inWord In Black
Why Black thrivers are the future
Lauren Hood’s Institute for AfroUrbanism challenges deficit-based narratives about Black communities, focusing instead on their thriving through audacity, agency and abundance. Through a yearlong fellowship, Detroit thrivers travel to meet other Black leaders, exchanging knowledge to promote collective transformation and empowerment.
Posted inNational News
Global protests against rollback of rights and protections set for April 5Â
Thousands are expected to convene at the Washington Monument at noon on April 5 for a massive rally on the National Mall. The D.C. protest will be one of many happening around the globe in protest of recent rollbacks of rights and protections by the 47th president of the United States.
Posted inOPINION
A false accusation put me in prison, a safety net could have kept me out.
Leon Benson, a Michigan native and exoneree, advocates for the implementation of a guaranteed income or child allowance to help millions of families avoid turning to crime to make ends meet.
Posted inCivil Rights
The high price of being a Black, tired and homeless student
A 15-year-old Detroit teenager, Eva Goodman, was handcuffed, forced into jail clothes, and detained for hours by Michigan’s 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King, sparking outrage and a lawsuit alleging violation of her Fourth Amendment rights due to racial bias and adultification of Black children.
Posted inCommentary
How the clean energy win in Michigan provides a roadmap for other statesÂ
By Ben Jealous If you live in Detroit or another part of Michigan where there’s a looming threat of bodily harm from fossil fuel pollution, it just got a little easier to breathe a sigh of relief … and to maintain your ability to breathe in general. The historic Clean Energy Future Package and Clean […]