Several years ago, Grace Lee Boggs gave a speech highlighting the innovative small-scale models of social justice and community building that are emerging in Detroit and other communities. “These efforts,” she said, “are on a small scale. But as Margaret Wheatley points out in ‘Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World:’ ...

Clark Park in Southwest Detroit June 9 hosted a special edition of The Raiz Up, a regular event held in the city designed to engage the community through hip hop. The topic of discussion was emergency management of Detroit and how people in the community can share information about the current state of the city. ...

Where do you go after being a professional athlete and national champion? That’s a question fitness coach Kiana “Kiwi” Dennis had to answer. The former running back for the Detroit Demolition and five-time women’s pro football champ set her sights on what she loves to do — personal training. ...

Source Booksellers will host an author talk and book launch party June 22 at 5 p.m. with native Detroiter Dr. Hilary Jones, who will discuss her book “The Metis of Senegal: Urban Life and Politics in French West Africa.” ...

Camp Fabulous is a hands-on program that guides young girls ages 7-14 through a variety of activities from modeling, dancing, acting, arts and crafts, manners and stage presence. ...

Tucked away on Winder Street in Detroit’s Eastern Market, the Red Bull House of Art is a new institution providing an environment for young artists to develop their craft. The facility provides space for artists to bring their visions to life. Once a month, the gallery hosts an open house for folks to mix, mingle and experience new and exciting art in Detroit. ...

City Girls Soap and Book Beat will host a benefit for the Samuel Gompers Elementary-Middle School library, part of the Brightmoor school district of Detroit, June 9 from 2-4 p.m. In 2011, John and Amy McIntire created City Girls Soap with the dream of utilizing ingredients sourced from the urban farms of Detroit and Southeast Michigan. ...

The University of Kmt Press, an independent African publishing cooperative located in Detroit, has recently published three new books: “African Time, Vol. 1 (Universe to 1896 A.D.),” “Maat: Guiding Principles of Moral Living” and “Seba: A Researcher’s First Manual.” ...

Back pain is one of the most common health issues in the United States, with up to 80 percent of the population suffering the condition at some point in one’s life. ...

While the veterans of Detroit hip hop have made their city’s reputation for the art world class, the next generation of young artists is proving capable of carrying the torch to new limits of creativity. ...