Black History Month

Metro Detroit man unveils voter app, hopes for 500k users by midterm

Myron Ragsdale of 4th & Main media creates "Info Vote" to try and boost voter turnout among black millennials

February 28

"Go Rosie Grow" gets honored by Governor Whitmer

Governor Whitmer honors young voices with a special black history month award

February 27

Scarab Club Black History Month exhibition includes collage art of FOX 2 employee

Onedia Adkins is our colleague, she has worked at FOX 2 for 22 years and she is 82 years old. The other day she turned on FOX 2 - and saw herself - in an art exhibit called "The Souls of Black Folk."

February 27

Family holds book release for Detroit Fire Sergeant, who died last year

Family of late Fire Sergeant Sivad Johnson holds book release for his memoir "Becoming Diamond: The Strongest, Most Valuable version of you."

February 27

5-year-old Rosie goes viral for Black History month videos

A 5-year-old from Detroit named Rosie has gone viral from posting Black History Month educational videos.

February 27

Black woman goes from part-time server to owner of Roseville Outback Steakhouse

Gretta Jackson said the road these past 20 years wasn't easy but it was worth it as she got a title nobody has: the first Black woman to own an Outback Steakhouse in the Detroit area.

February 26

Detroit Talladega College Club's Black History fundraiser helps Michigan students in need

Cynthia Ross is the co-chair of the Amistad and Murals Event, says the organization is trying to raise $50,000 by hosting a virtual viewing of the film "Amistad" on Saturday 

February 26

Detroiter becomes first Black woman to become chief of neurosurgery at DMC Harper University Hospital

As Dr. Sonia Eden lives out her dream, the Detroit native is also paving the way for many Black women and people of color to do the same.

February 26

SE Michigan Boys and Girls Club members pay homage to Black Wall Street with custom apparel

“The things we're doing now, I never expected to happen in my lifetime,” said one member of the club, whose design and creation was overseen by fashion professional Tommey Walker, founder of Detroit Vs. Everybody.

February 11

Chesterfield Twp's Arctic Circle to be 1st majority Black-owned brewery in state

Currently, Arctic Circle beers are made in Deven's kitchen - he is the head brewmaster. His partner, Eric Lehman, is the business guy. They started construction pre-pandemic and are not letting it slow the duo down.

February 10

The Souls of Black Folk art exhibit makes history at Scarab Club in Detroit

Donna Jackson is the curator of the exhibit, one that personifies the complexity of the Black experience. She calls it Souls of Black Folk: Bearing Our Truth, inspired by the book written by activist and author W.E.B. Du Bois in 1903.

February 10

Before Martha Stewart, there was chef, author, TV host 'Mama Lena' Richard

Born Lena Richard in the small town of New Roads, Louisiana, "Mama Lena" became a chef and eventually moved to New Orleans where she broke many barriers in the Jim Crow south.

February 4

DIA celebrates Black History Month with array of free online content due to pandemic

"We're going to have performers who are going to do live screenings or they will have a video of something prepared for the DIA," Harrell said. "Black History Month is showcasing programming for children and families. We are dedicated to that." 

February 4

Remembering Carl B. Stokes, a Black trailblazer in politics and media

Carl Burton Stokes was the first African-American mayor of a major city and the first African-American TV news anchor.

February 4

Spotlighting Black Americans' medical research milestones from smallpox to COVID-19

Long before COVID-19, SARS, and the flu - there was smallpox and in the early 1700s, it was running rampant in Massachusetts. Now, in 2020, an African-American scientist is at the forefront of creating the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

February 3