Le Don brings inspiring fashion show to Detroit

Young entrepreneurs Chi Uwazurike and Rene Marie Marod partnered to bring the fashion show of the year to the Garden Theater located in Midtown Detroit. Their brand is called Le Don and their goal for the show is to inspire

Tux and Chucks emcee on community fundraising and youth

Tux and Chucks ended the year with another banging charitable fundraiser. Cool Smart Inc., the nonprofit organization responsible for making all this possible, believes in empowering the youth and uplifting the community. “Cool Smart Inc. is who we are and

American Heart Association hosts health summit in Washington, DC

The American Heart/Stroke Association held its inaugural EmPOWERED to Serve Summit in Washington, DC to discuss the barriers and solutions to healthy living and well-being in urban communities. According to the Association, individual behaviors aren’t the only factors that affect

Principal Chanavia Patterson specializes in transforming Detroit schools

Chanavia Patterson is changing the principals (pun intended) of education. Named 2017’s Michigan Association of Public School Academies Administrator of the Year, Patterson is challenging educational standards, teachers, and administration while holding an impressive 95.5 percent retention rate among educators in

Detroit’s 1st combined co-working space and co-op preschool

This October, inspired mother Krista McClure launched Detroit Parent Collective (DPC) on the Northwest side of Detroit. “Detroit Parent Collective (DPC) is designed to be inclusive of Detroit’s families with a special emphasis on parents, children and elders by providing

Tim City is a BAD Teacher and currently #AskingForAFriend

Tim City, a native Detroiter, is a teacher, actor and entrepreneur who currently resides in Atlanta. Now just because he moved out of state, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t still go hard for his city. The MSU graduate started

Posh Deux to host a fashion show to provide wigs for kids

Posh Deux is helping to restore the confidence in children’s’ lives one wig at a time. Posh Deux’s Jennifer Elayne and Maya Mitchell have teamed with Wigs 4 Kids Michigan to host a fashion show. A portion of the proceeds

Femology launches Detroit’s 1st workspace targeted toward women

Femology, founded by Detroit native Meagan Ward, is now open. Located inside the Beaubien House in Detroit, Femology is the first creative lounge and workspace targeted toward women. The space features a women’s only library, private and intimate work areas

Faye Shaw pens ‘The Favor Factor’ to give hope

Faye Shaw wrote The Favor Factor to challenge readers to look beyond life’s circumstances to see the favor in every situation. She opened up to rolling out about why she wrote this book. Tell us a little about yourself.  I was

Model Cha’Tia Andrews is living her dreams

Cha’Tia Andrews is 17 years old and a recent (as of June 8) graduate from the Detroit School of Arts. Though she plans on attending Eastern Michigan and majoring in nursing this fall, she also plans on continuing her modeling

PR pro LaToya Cunningham offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs

LaToya Cunningham formerly worked in the foreign military sales department of the Department of Defense where she was a logistics management specialist. Although the job allowed her the financial support to maintain her lifestyle, Cunningham felt bound and decided after