Sheffield should consider appointing a poverty czar to affirm lowering those abysmal poverty numbers are her chief mission.

As temperatures drop and winter sets in, thousands of Detroit families face the challenge of keeping their children warm. To ...

New numbers reveal that more than half of all children living in the city of Detroit have fallen below the poverty line. According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September, 51% of ...

The Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. is running for Detroit mayor, using his experience as a church leader and drive as a child who ...

The largest annual salary Donald Smith ever collected while working for the city of Detroit was $28,000. But the lure of a pension and a lack of skills to pursue higher-paying jobs kept him at the ...

Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch say they want to partner with local schools to improve student outcomes. Voters decide Tuesday.

How are residents reacting to Sheffield's victory? What do they hope she accomplishes? And, what kinds of organizing and ...

Sheffield has issued a 100-day plan to continue the progress in Detroit and set new standards for the mayor's seat of she ...

Eleanor M. Josaitis, who moved to Detroit after the city’s devastating 1967 riots and established a nationally lauded organization fighting poverty, hunger, and racism, died Tuesday at age 79, says ...