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The practice of distributed leadership is growing for many organizations

Community leaders unveil a new design plan for the first-floor public space in the Catherine Housing Project.

The McGregor Fund's Eugene A. Miller Fellowship returns this year after a pandemic hiatus with three time as many fellows.

It is Black History Month, and not everyone is on board. There are some in the Black community that are upset that Black History is relegated to one month a year, noting that Black history is American History. How do you feel about it? We're going to look at that and the historical bias in education. WEMU's David Fair discussed it with activist, poet, and co-founder of "Black Men Read," Yodit Mesfin-Johnson

With big-name sponsors such as J.P. Morgan, LPL, Merrill Lynch and others, the event adopted a theme this year of being "reunited" together after the pandemic.

“When Black people move ahead, the world moves forward,” says Pearce. “What’s so great is that our dreams are so possible. We can do it!” “Absolutely!” agrees Mesfin Johnson. “This is what the oppressor seeks to do — to rob us of our dreams, our aspirations, our visions, our hopes. And so a form of revolution is to dream.” To join Urban Consulate’s virtual watch party and Q&A on Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. ET, RSVP here​. Watch the complete third episode below: Next City ...