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Detroiters and urban developers around the country have been marveling at sensational Detroit comeback stories for well over a year now. With the…...

The rebranding of the Overtown community includes new multi-million dollar developments, more businesses, dining and entertainment venues and programs for the youth. During the Soul Basel VIP Champagne Brunch in Overtown, a panel of some of Overtown’s biggest advocates considered those focal points as the key to the revitalization of the area....

In 2006, Tavis Smiley, along with a team of esteemed contributors, laid out a national plan of action to address the 10 most crucial issues facing African Americans. The Covenant became a #1 New York Times bestseller, and was......

Sales in brick and mortar stores fell from $11.6 billion in 2014 to $10.4 billion in 2015. That's an overall 10 percent decrease in sales, a consequence of both stores offering sales days earlier and online sales that allowed consumers to shop from the comfort of their homes....

Google.org's decision comes after the Mountain View, California tech giant announced plans this spring to recruit more women and people of color into one of the best paid growth industries in the nation....

Hustle University will be honoring Altanta entrepreneurs and awarding scholarships to deserving students at its fourth annual Hustle University Homecoming.

Tony Blair had nowhere to sell his wares at Saturday’s Million Man March. But he came anyway....

EmployIndy, Marion County’s workforce development board, has received just over $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to enhance Youth Employment Services (YES). This marks the 13th consecutive year of...

The old adage, “the more things change, the more they stay the same”, seems somehow an apt description for what a growing number of communities…...

The people who have accumulated fabulous fortunes tend to keep the habits that got them rich in the first place....