Detroit’s Mr. DJBJ discovers brotherhood during Friday cyphers

Photo credit: Shannon Tripplett Hot 107.5 personality Brian Jackson, aka DJBJ and “Mr. Pay Attention,” has made his mark as one of the best deejays in Detroit. Now the promoter, entrepreneur, music producer, youth advocate, mentor and philanthropist is building a brotherhood during his weekly Friday night cyphers, giving life to his purpose of being

Lupus Detroit Walk for Warriors raised $32K

Lupus Detroit held its fourth annual Walk For Warriors this past Saturday, Sept. 3 at New Center Park in the heart of midtown Detroit. Sponsored by United Healthcare, the event drew approximately 600 participants. It included a one-mile walk, decorative face painting, massage tables, balloon stations, raffles, a silent auction, and a live performance from local R&B

Bad Boy Entertainment and Detroit Vs. Everybody

Photo Credit: Instagram @iamdiddy  This past weekend, Detroit experienced the celebration of 20 years of Bad Boy Entertainment. The D embraced the legacy of Bad Boy Entertainment courtesy of Sean “P Diddy” Combs. To prepare loyal Bad Boy fans for the Bad Boy Family

Detroit dad almost gambles children’s lives away at MotorCity Casino

Photo credit: Fox 2 News Detroit A 25-year-old Detroit man was released from jail yesterday after being arrested on Monday, Aug. 29, for leaving his two children inside a car while he gambled at MotorCity Casino. After being ticketed and released, Montez D’Angelo Sistrunk is now facing two counts of second-degree

Pro:Up COO Justin Cook helping Detroit students reach their goals

Detroit is on the rise with young entrepreneurs, and it is safe to say that their success exceeds their growth expectations. While fashion, art, and music are sectors of growth we’ve witnessed lately in Detroit, with education becoming one of those growth sectors as

BlackOut hosts art and music affair in Detroit

Detroit’s fashion scene has reached the cusp of greatness with a weekend of fashion that was on fire! Along with Kanye West’s pop-up shop,  BlackOut Entertainment, held their premier fashion show at Cobo Hall for local Detroit fashion designers Malik

BlackOut Entertainment supports female entrepreneurs

BlackOut Entertainment exceeded expectations of their first BlackOut Entertainment Fashion Music and Art Affair on Aug. 19 at Cobo Hall in Detroit. The founders and owners of BlackOut Entertainment are sisters La’Shanta and Errin Mitchell, and Alicia Osborne and LaTerria

Kanye West opens pop-up fashion shop in Detroit suburb

On Friday, Aug. 19, Kanye West had a big surprise for his metro Detroit supporters and fans this weekend. He opened up a tour-themed pop-up shop at Lakeside Mall located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, a metro Detroit suburb. He has

Detroit’s Teen HYPE hosts ‘An Evening in Paradise Valley’

Hundreds of men and women styled in 1920s garb gathered to see what the “hype” was about at the historic Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Midtown Detroit on Aug. 12. Participants revived vintage fashions of sequinned flapper dresses, newsboy hats, costume

Shooting ‘Hoopz’ at Uncle Herb’s Key to the City Classic in Metro Detroit

The godfather of basketball and athletics for Romulus, Michigan, Uncle Herb, a Romulus native, has given the youth the keys for productivity at his first annual Uncle Herb’s Key to the City Classic event. The Key to the City Classic event is set to bring children involved in athletics to together to enjoy the game of basketball, and lift one another up to diminish crime in the Romulus community.