
Ciara Sivels, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, is the first black woman to earn a doctoral degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan.
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, passed away on Thursday August 16th at her home in Detroit, MI. She was 76.

Della Reese, the musical icon and legendary actress who starred in 'Touched By An Angel', passed away Sunday evening her family confirms. She was 86.
Dave Chappelle is paying it forward in a big way. The entertainer has donated $50,000 to help with Flint's water contamination crisis.

W.T. Stevens Construction has been awarded a multi-million dollar service contract to replace more than 18,000 lead contaminated pipes in Flint.

Michigan and the city of Flint have agreed to replace thousands of contaminated home water lines by 2020 under a deal to settle a lawsuit.

A state of emergency has been declared by President Barack Obama, where residents have been drinking toxic water
The father and stepmother of the 12-year-old Detroit boy found locked in and abused in a basement last year have been charged with one count each...

After two hung juries, the Detroit police officer charged in the death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones will not be tried again.
A police officer in Pontiac, MI is under fire after a video has surfaced of him targeting a black man because he was walking.