DPSCD has been named a national “Success Story” for sustained post-pandemic progress. Detroit’s public schools have faced ...

Sculpture at East Canfield Art Park on Detroit’s east side embeds air quality monitors in public art, providing real-time ...

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Block by Block is a solutions journalism series that is supported by IFF, CEDAM and Invest Detroit, and is focused on community development leaders and initiatives in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.

Thousands of people are expected to gather at Hart Plaza this weekend as Motor City Pride, Michigan’s largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebration, returns June 6-7 full of entertainment, advocacy, community ...

Kwame Simmons has become a nationally known educator. Photo courtesy The Simmons Advantage Kwame Simmons is seated at a desk at his home office, responding to emails and scheduling Zoom meetings with ...

Functioning as a vital directory during the Jim Crow era, the Green Book was an “underground railroad” of a different kind. It helped African Americans map the most welcoming routes, listing vacation ...

Six miles north of Campus Martius, closer to suburban Ferndale than it is to the city’s central business district, sits the Palmer Park Historic District, built during Detroit’s automotive boom years, ...

Property taxes in Detroit, the highest among major U.S. cities, continue to burden the city’s low-income households. Failure to pay these taxes can lead to foreclosure. Mayor Mary Sheffield advocated ...

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Beyond national test scores and classrooms, the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) prides itself on equipping today’s youth with enriching opportunities and rewarding career pathways.

Emily Morrison and Fred Delos Santos lead LifeWays forensic mental health services. For many communities, the intersection between mental health and the criminal justice system is reactive and limited ...