GM executives, past and present honorees and event sponsors, photographed with the 2020 GMAAN Black History Month honorees (Photo courtesy of GMAAN) General Motors African Ancestry Network hosted their 14th annual Black History Month celebration on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020,…
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Detroit Nonprofit Mentors Youth Through Sports
In the United States, Black youth are more than four-and-a-half times as likely as White youth to be detained in a juvenile correctional facility, according to the Children’s Defense Fund’s 2012 “Portrait of Inequality” report. Coach JD Harvey, president of…
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Gail Perry-Mason hosts 1st ‘She Shed-She Gives’ fundraiser for homeless youth
November marks the beginning of the season of giving, and Detroit’s own financial guru Gail Perry-Mason knows how to start a movement and give back to her community in droves. She started the I Am 4Ever39 book club as a…
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Civil rights icon Rep. John Conyers has died at age 90
Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Congressman John Conyers Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers has passed away at age 90. The legendary congressman had a career in politics that lasted over 50 years, making him the longest Black person to serve in…
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