DETROIT – As the school year wraps up and comes to an end for the summer, one campus in Detroit found a way to send students off in style. The Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy held its first ‘Around the World Fashion Mitindo’ on Friday (May 30). Mitindo means fashion show in Swahili. Parents and…
With the 2025 Met Gala highlighting “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” Black fashion is front and center in this year’s global style conversation, and one Detroit business is proudly part of that narrative. Hot Sam’s, the city’s legendary men’s clothier, was recently featured in “Vogue” as one of the Black-owned tailoring houses across the country keeping…
The world of fashion is under pressure. Sales have slowed in recent years. People are spending less on clothes due to inflation and economic uncertainty. People are also rethinking how they support an industry with many issues. The ugly reality is that the fashion industry has devastated our environment. That, coupled with exploitative working conditions…
DETROIT – Earth Day serves as a reminder to reduce, reuse, and recycle for a greener planet. While many people associate this with tossing plastics into recycling bins, the concept can be much more exciting. One great way to give items we no longer want a second life is by focusing on the reuse aspect,…
Executives at major Canadian institutions are warning employees not to visit the United States unless absolutely necessary. According to Bloomberg, at least one institution is telling employees to take “burner” phones with them to prevent U.S. border officials from accessing sensitive data. A memo issued by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario CEO Vera Etches…
Brightdrop EV600 van Source: Brightdrop DETROIT — General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric BrightDrop delivery vans at a plant in Canada and will idle the facility through much of 2025, the company confirmed Friday. The CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, will be reduced from two shifts to one — eliminating 500 jobs…
Apr 10, 2025 General Motors (GM) has announced a temporary layoff of 200 employees at its all-electric Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit. This decision, as reported by FOX Business, comes as the company aligns its production with current market demands. The plant, which has seen an investment of over $2.5 billion and employs approximately…
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to announce a barrage of self-described “reciprocal” tariffs on friend and foe alike. The new tariffs — coming on what Trump has called “Liberation Day” — is a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries…
CBS Reports – City Under Surveillance – CBS News Watch CBS News The Detroit Police Department is using facial recognition technology and a network of surveillance cameras to combat the city’s high crime rates. But critics say the technology has racial bias built into it and has even landed innocent people behind bars. In this…
DETROIT – Demonstrators in Detroit and Windsor joined forces in a cross-border protest against President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada on Saturday. The protests occurred just as Trump’s reciprocal tariffs on Canada and Mexico are set to take effect on April 2. From both sides of the border, protesters expressed their concerns about the tariffs….