Dr. Ossian Sweet Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A143138
Politics & History

Dr. Ossian Sweet’s Black Life Mattered

It has been 90 years since Ossian Sweet tried to move into his new home; since police stood by and did nothing as a mob threw rocks.
Black and white photograph of Harriet Tubman
Politics & History

Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill?

Harriet Tubman's known and lesser known accomplishments.
Civil War cannon
Politics & History

An End to All Hell: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War’s End

The 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.
Billie Holliday singing into a studio mic in black and white
Arts & Culture

Remembering Billie Holiday

The 100th anniversary of Billie Holiday's birth.