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One Detroit Credit Union Taps Stephanie Peoples as COO to Deepen Community Wealth and Advance Economic Justice

Detroit’s east side once ran on trust. Folks leaned on each other before any bank would give them a second look. That kind of community-first mindset is what built One Detroit Credit Union. Ninety years later, that foundation still matters. And now, with new leadership in place, the credit union is aligning its next chapter with the same principles that started it. Stephanie Peoples has been named Chief Operating...

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Boys & Girls Club renames Highland Park location after ‘Michigan Chronicle’ Publisher Hiram E. Jackson

Photos by Monica Morgan As a teenager attending Detroit Country Day School, Hiram E. Jackson once got into a fight after another student disparagingly said to him: “You can take them out of Highland Park, but you can’t take the Highland Park out of them.” But on Monday, April 7, 2025 – standing in front of hundreds of friends, family members, mentors, colleagues, elected officials, and other dignitaries at...

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John James Announces 2026 Run for Michigan Governor

Forty-three-year-old Representative John James has entered Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial race. His announcement arrived Monday morning by way of a social media post where he criticized Democratic leadership and aligned himself with former President Donald Trump. “It’s time to get Michigan’s government out of fantasyland and back to common sense,” he wrote. James currently represents Michigan’s 10th Congressional District. His district covers southern Macomb County and parts of Rochester Hills...

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Boys & Girls Club Renames Highland Park Location After ‘Michigan Chronicle’ Publisher Hiram E. Jackson

Photos by Monica Morgan As a teenager attending Detroit Country Day School, Hiram E. Jackson once got into a fight after another student disparagingly said to him: “You can take them out of Highland Park, but you can’t take the Highland Park out of them.” But on Monday, April 7, 2025 – standing in front of hundreds of friends, family members, mentors, colleagues, elected officials, and other dignitaries at...

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Kelly Major Green Makes History as First Black Woman on Detroit Athletic Club Board, Encourages Legacy and Leadership at Every Level

The walls of the Detroit Athletic Club have stood tall for over a century. Inside them, generations of Detroit’s business elite, power brokers, and policy shapers have gathered, but for far too long, those halls echoed a silence that’s all too familiar—no Black woman had ever been elected to its board of directors. That changed when Kelly Major Green etched her name into Detroit history. This moment didn’t come...

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102 Years of Legacy of Resilience, Activism, and Community Impact

Catherine Davis, courtesy of AARP, Wish of a Lifetime Barbados celebrates its centenarians’ remarkable lives and contributions by issuing commemorative stamps, paying tribute to those who have reached the milestone of 100 years and beyond. At 102 years old, Catherine Davis celebrated by fulfilling a lifelong dream of visiting Washington, D.C., and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Davis is a living testament to the strength,...

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