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Dorothy Hernandez

Dorothy Hernandez lives, eats and writes in Detroit. Her areas of interest and expertise include food, community, and entrepreneurship.

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Ken Walker is an advocate for what he calls “mental wealth.” He's the creator of the K. Walker Collective clothing line and nonprofit Detroit Mental Health.
Nonprofit Detroit Mental Health takes events online

Throughout the month of May, Detroit Mental Health is hosting Instagram live streams to showcase tools that Detroiters can use to improve their mental health and increase resiliency.

City of Detroit releases playbook on reopening businesses safely

Detroit's COVID-19 Small Business Playbook aims to help small businesses in Detroit reopen safely.

Amid challenges brought on by COVID-19, Metro Detroit chefs and restaurants find ways to give back

From food boxes for veterans and the elderly to operating a vegan food pantry, local restaurants are finding new ways to help amid their own businesses’ struggles.

Pamela Lewis is the director of New Economy Initiative.
NEI launches COVID-19 resource to help entrepreneurs affected by pandemic

What do entrepreneurs need right now to survive the negative impact of COVID-19? Liquidity, awareness, technical assistance, and inspiration, says Pamela Lewis, director of the New Economy Initiative.

Amid challenges brought on by COVID-19, Metro Detroit chefs and restaurants find ways to give back

From food boxes for veterans and the elderly to operating a vegan food pantry, local restaurants are finding new ways to help amid their own businesses’ struggles.

Gabriela Santiago-Romero and organizers in Southwest Detroit are surveying residents to see what community needs are amid COVID-19.
COVID-19: How Detroiters are building community, creating solutions

From online therapy to grocery deliveries, here's how residents and community organizations are pulling together in response to coronavirus.

Women-owned businesses are the focus at Saturday's event at POST Detroit.
Think locally, act locally: Where to shop small for holiday gifts in Detroit

Skip the Black Friday lines and head to your local small business for unique, locally made holiday gifts.

Robin Kinnie at Motor City Woman Studios
Aspiring Metro Detroit podcasters find their voice through studios and DIY options

"If you can dream it, you can do it, you can podcast it," says Robin Kinnie, president and CEO of Motor City Woman Studios.

Thanks to the increase of podcast studios in Metro Detroit, aspiring podcasts have more opportunities to carve out their space in the podcast world.
Metro Detroit podcasts you should be listening to now

So many podcasts, so little time. We put on our headphones to find locally focused and produced podcasts for every taste.

6th grade students during Cyber Civics at Waldorf
These diverse Metro Detroit schools are also among the state’s best

We profiled some of the most diverse schools in Metro Detroit, both in terms of student demographics and educational offerings. Read about how they're working to bring the real world into the classrooms.

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