The Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation of Detroit in conjunction with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Alpha Rho Omega Chapter is proud to announce the 2018 “Think HBCU” Scholarship. The purpose of … Keep Reading…
Wayne State University will raise tuition 2.9 percent for the 2018-19 school year.The school’s board of governors approved a $655 million budget Friday, including the hike of $10.84 per credit … Keep Reading…
Swimming pools have opened, but several children in the metro-Detroit area don’t know how to swim and are at risk of drowning. According to USA Swimming 70 percent of African … Keep Reading…
Three Detroit charter schools face renewed uncertainty after two school board panels voiced opposition to renewing their contracts. Murphy, Trix, and Stewart academies were removed from the city’s main district … Keep Reading…
It’s coming on graduation season, but I’ve already heard the best commencement speech of the year. It wasn’t delivered in a cap and gown, over a microphone, or to the … Keep Reading…
Two teams from Lawrence Technological University took first and third place in the SourceAmerica Design Challenge, a national competition to design workplace products that improve the employability of people with … Keep Reading…
Detroit Public Library Author Series Presents: 2nd Annual So,You Want to be a Writer…Now What? Published authors share their experiences and advice on taking your book from concept to publication. … Keep Reading…
Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition You know what they say — children are the future. This idiom is best illustrated by the 81st Detroit Public Schools Community District … Keep Reading…
Cornerstone Schools in Detroit announced its Co-founder and former CEO of Cornerstone Schools, William Clark Durant III, was one of five people who were inducted into the prestigious association of … Keep Reading…
Wanda Herndon, former executive of Starbucks, will speak at MSU Commencement, on Saturday, May 4th, in East Lansing. Herndon will speak at the undergraduate convocation in the Breslin Center at … Keep Reading…
Calling all School Art Departments! One of the main goals established by event founder, Blair M. Bowman, owner and operator of the Suburban Collection Showplace, is to encourage the participation … Keep Reading…
Driving down Waterman Street in Mexicantown in Southwest Detroit you pass boarded up houses, closed down businesses, and other things that make up too much of the city.Until you get … Keep Reading…
Bookstock is back, offering unbelievable deals on used books and media Sunday, April 22 through Sunday, April 29 at Livonia’s Laurel Park Place. Bargains abound at Bookstock, metro Detroit’s biggest … Keep Reading…
There are a lot of advantages to working remotely. Pants are a suggestion rather than a requirement, there’s no need to pack a lunch, and the internet connections are reliable. … Keep Reading…
On May 5, 1974, the Free Press’ “Detroit” magazine published an essay by Jude Huetteman about bringing Martin Luther King Jr. to Grosse Pointe High School in March 1964. Heutteman, … Keep Reading…
A raccoon slowly and deliberately pads by on the way back to its den. A tom turkey’s wattle jiggles as he pecks at the ground for grubs and other tasty … Keep Reading…
Families in one Detroit neighborhood will soon be flooded with books for their youngest children. As part of a new program that will be officially announced Tuesday at Munger Elementary … Keep Reading…
Success can be exponential when it comes to reading. This is especially true for kids who have struggled with reading throughout their early years of schooling. For many kids, reading … Keep Reading…
As kids, Raya Samet and Barbara Kriigel read the popular Little Golden Books series, following the adventures of Saggy Baggy Elephant, the Poky Little Puppet, Shy Little Kitten and Scuffy the Tugboat. … Keep Reading…
There is a waiting list to get into Martin Ballard’s classes at Avondale High School, where students learn by getting their hands on expensive digital tools.Along with drones and 360-degree … Keep Reading…