Minister makes $100,000 donation to Black Leaders Detroit organization
The organization offers grants and no-interest loans to city businesses and non-profits to help them break down those barriers, to make a social impact, and to help them succeed.
16-year-old entrepreneur launches cake making business during pandemic
Kennedy Russell, the 16-year-old owner of "Kennedys Confections," says she is making around 7 cakes a week for her customers.
Virginia teen with deadly disease defies odds, graduates high school
Dante Herrera has Batten disease, a deadly disorder that attacks the brain and nervous system. But that didn’t stop him from graduating high school.
Harvard-bound teen receives $40k scholarship, donates it back minutes later
Verda Tetteh received a $40,000 scholarship from her high school to attend Harvard University. She donated it back 10 minutes later during her graduation, hoping it would help other students in need.
5-year-old Rosie White crowned Miss Juneteenth 2021
5-year-old Rosie White was crowned Miss Juneteenth 2021 at the 11th annually Juneteenth celebration held at Maheras Gentry Park
Greysteel gym empowers senior community through strength training
Greysteel Strength and Conditioning gym owner John Sullivan went from being a doctor to a gym owner to keep the mature crowd living longer and feeling stronger than ever before.
Teen graduates high school, Schoolcraft at same time with path to pre-med honoring late grandmother
Mackenzie says doctors dismissed her Nana's symptoms until a terminal cancer diagnosis. "I wanted to pursue a medical career because I want to be the doctor that could have saved her," she said.
Record-setting Renaissance girls track stars need help getting to Nike competition in Oregon
What they did was run the 4 x 100-meter relay in a record 45.52 seconds and won the 4 x 200 meter, too, with performances so strong they've been invited to compete in the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation Outdoor Nationals - presented by Nike in Eugene, Oregon at the end of June, at the site of the Olympic Trials.
Camp CARE empowers kids whose family members suffer from addiction
Camp CARE runs for two weeks starting July 19 and says they are an authentic camp experience that empowers kids with loved ones who suffer from addiction.
Triumph from tragedy: 4 years after mom's murder, teen graduates with 4.0, football scholarship
Justin wants to make his mom proud, achieving what she couldn't because of her untimely death. He just wishes she was here to see it.
‘Broken to Blessed’: Uber driver graduates from college, writes book after passenger pays initial school debt
Latonya Evans had no clue she would eventually earn a college degree and publish a book after her Uber passenger, Kevin Esch, decided to pay her initial school debt.
Teen mows veterans’ lawns to honor late grandfather: ‘He taught me’
Fourteen-year-old Nathan Adams lost his grandfather, Fred, to cancer. Nathan channeled his grief into action, cutting grass for veterans in Fred’s honor.
The Art of Fire, Clay, Glass, and Metal show returns to Royal Oak
You can head to Downtown Royal Oak Sunday for the one-of-a-kind Art of Fire: Clay, Glass, and Metal show from 11 am- 5 pm.
Black teen shot at for asking directions, now graduating from high school early, going to college
"Eventually I pulled myself together and got through it and I became student council president at the school I was at, and I was also vice president for a while," he said.
Detroit couple starts working farm 'Hoodstead' for sustainability on east side
The two met while working at a non-profit, providing nutritious food for children - and that's what they want to do there - with an eventual orchard and farmstand for the community.
Ultra rare Dodge Durango Hellcat up for auction by Szott Dodge to help Ronald McDonald House
The iconic auction house Barrett Jackson agreed to auction it off next week Thursday. And Szott Dodge on M-59 in Highland asked if the money raised can go to a charity close to the dealer, Thad Szott, The Ronald McDonald House.
Homeless veteran reunites with his missing dog in California
A homeless Vietnam War veteran was reunited with his beloved pet after the dog went missing for several days. Footage posted on June 6 showed the heartwarming reunion.
Teacher gives student his own shoes so he can walk in graduation
A teacher stepped in to help after a student was almost banned from his high school graduation for violating the ceremony’s dress code policy.
Man who went viral for "trick shots" uses new fame to raise money for Scleroderma
Billy Bolde has gone viral for making trick shots and is using his viral fame to raise money for Scleroderma, to help his mother-in-law and others
Phone flashlights save the day when power goes out during Texas graduation
A power outage threatened to derail a Texas high school commencement ceremony Friday evening, but attendees saved the day just by reaching into their pockets.