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One Detroit Weekend: July 14, 2023

Jul 14, 2023

Looking for some summer fun in Detroit? From the annual Blake’s Lavender Festival to the 40th annual African World Festival, Concert of Colors and a celebration of hip hop’s 50th anniversary, metro Detroit has a lot to offer! Check out what you can do around metro Detroit on “One Detroit Weekend.”

One Detroit Weekend: July 7, 2023

Jul 7, 2023

Looking for some summer fun in Detroit? From the Uncle Sam Jam to the Oakland County Fair and the Detroit Kite Festival at Belle Isle, metro Detroit has a lot to offer! Check out what you can do around town this weekend on “One Detroit Weekend.”

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News From Around Detroit

Institute for AfroUrbanism studying what Black Detroiters need to thrive
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Detroiter Lauren Hood founded IAU in 2021 as a space to explore what Black people can glean from past generations to help build the lives and communities they want today.
Op-Ed: Being a sleepy Black student is not a crime
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Regardless of the reason, Judge King’s idea of teaching this student a lesson ventured into damaging and dehumanizing territory.
Detroiters react to potential for first Black female president
by Christine Ferretti, Bryce Huffman and Juniper Favenyesi (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Vice President Kamala Harris has already garnered support from several prominent Democrats in Detroit after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
College leader’s legacy: A new generation of Detroit artists
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Mikel Bresee, creator of the Community Arts Partnership program at the College for Creative Studies, reflects on two decades of community development through the arts. Bresee retired on June 28.
BridgeDetroit 2024 conversation series starts with voting access
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
BridgeDetroit is launching its 2024 'Community Conversation' series June 18 with a talk on voter education and access. Our free monthly events will continue through September.

National Headlines

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus wins U.S. Open final for her third Grand Slam title
Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women's final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her career.
WATCH: Trump speaks at campaign rally in central Wisconsin
With just days to go before his first -- and likely only -- debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump leaned into his familiar grievances about everything from his indictments to the border as he campaigned in one of the most deeply Republican swaths of battleground Wisconsin.
News Wrap: UN calls for full inquiry after U.S. citizen killed in West Bank protest
In our news wrap Saturday, the UN called for an investigation into the death of a Turkish American protester in the West Bank, Ukraine's Zelenskyy met with European leaders in Italy, Harris and Trump campaigned in swing states, the CDC said the risk from bird flu remains low despite a new case in Missouri, Boeing's Starliner capsule returned to Earth, and the U.S. won 15 medals at the Paralympics.