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2020 Ford Fireworks Scheduled as a Televised-Only Event This Month

This year’s show will honor Detroit's frontline workers and heroes
Virtual Brushes With Cancer Program in 2020

GM Employees Honor Cancer Survivors and Caregivers in New Art Exhibit

The auto company has teamed up with the nonprofit Twist Out Cancer for a virtual showcase

12 Face Masks From Detroit Brands to Add to Your Collection

Face masks are a necessity, so why not cover up Detroit style?

The N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art Reopens with New Exhibit

The Detroit gallery is also implementing COVID-19 safety precautions
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Take a (Virtual) Run with the Detroit Pistons

The team is hosting a 5K that will benefit the PeacePlayers International nonprofit
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Listened Through ‘1619′? Here are 11 More Podcast to Add to Your List

A mix of local and national programs, these podcasts cover topics like systemic racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the history of race relations in the U.S.
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Grunge Band Vase Powers Through the Pandemic with Positivity

In uncertain times, the Brighton group has found creative ways to keep the momentum going
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Bronzed N Glow Beauty Boutique Opens on Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion

The city welcomes its first Black-owned beauty supply boutique with an educational twist
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United Way for Southeastern Michigan Receives $2 Million Grant

The funding — provided through an initiative by Harlem Children’s Zone to help cities with large African American populations during the pandemic — will support the nonprofit’s COVID-19 relief efforts
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Enjoy Live Music at Campus Martius Every Friday

Eat, drink, and dance at this socially distanced event in downtown Detroit

Making Sense of 2020 Michigan Football

‘The Game’ will happen in October — and other quirks of the Big Ten’s revamped schedule
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Gov. Whitmer Recognizes Racism as a Public Health Crisis in Michigan

The governor also signed an executive order to create the Black Leadership Advisory Council

The Detroit Slutwalk Returns to Palmer Park

The 2020 event will feature a focus on new legislation and a keynote speech by Nicole Denson, co-founder of the Mute R. Kelly Movement

Cannabis Company Ooze Fights Against Incarceration for Nonviolent Marijuana Crimes

The Oak Park distributor is partnering with the nonprofit The Last Prisoner Project
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Detroit City Football Club Wants You to Be a Partial Owner

The professional soccer team is launching its campaign to sell 10 percent equity with an ad featuring Michigan-native Iggy Pop

Drive-Thru Dinosaur Exhibit Comes to DTE Energy Music Theatre

The tour features more than 70 life-like robotic dinosaurs
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Michiganders March: Detroit Tigers Support Black Lives Matter & Breonna Taylor’s Family Speaks

Plus, demonstrators protest gentrification, Ann Arbor raises a Black Lives Matter flag outside its city hall, and a police reform advocacy group reviews the state
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Cotton Candy Company Spun Sugar to Open South Lyon Shop

After years of mobile and online services, the cotton candy company is opening a colorful brick-and-mortar space

Mobile and Digital Performance Series to Highlight Kresge Artists

"Now: Future" will include pop-up musical performances in Detroit neighborhoods and online film premiers
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TEDxDetroit Plans Virtual Format for 2020

Access to this year’s talks will be available at no cost

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