Parenting requires a lot of tough conversations, and a lot of ongoing conversations that we will continuously return to. I think we can all agree that we want our children to be kind, inclusive people. Starting a dialogue about...
We live in a diverse world. There are many cultural clusters in the areas in and around Metro Detroit. In fact, the largest single immigrant group in Metro Detroit comes from India. Next week, on Thursday, we will celebrate...
As much as we hope our lives matter in the United States and in the world at large, they truly do not. Black lives do not and will not matter unless we intentionally make them matter. Our lives will...
Juneteenth. Ironically, as a Black woman, the history surrounding this amazing day was not told to me as a young girl…not even by my family. What was largely shared and celebrated was the 4th of July Independence Day as THEE...
Dear ex-Karen,
I am so happy that you have decided to change your views and ways.
YAY!
But unfortunately, I will not be able to hold your hand through this process.
Though progress is great, I can feel happy for your journey but...
As parents, we tend to simplify things for our kids and try to shelter them from the hard, often uncomfortable, conversations. We downplay differences because we think by not pointing them out and discussing them, kids might not notice...
Listen, we watch a LOT of Trolls World Tour in this house. Somewhere around the 70th viewing, you start thinking more deeply about it than you should (in between the living room karaoke sessions).
It’s obvious at first viewing that...
One beautiful thing that came out of 2020 was the appreciation of small businesses! We rallied around the importance of putting our money into our communities, supporting our friends and our neighbors.
As a black woman, I’d like to tell...
It's been a couple weeks since we published this post and we wanted to provide you with an update. We are listening and learning and have added a few more accounts here. We implore you to take the time...
Why is it so hard to talk about racism? Or to acknowledge that it really exists.
Before George Floyd’s death and the ongoing protests against police brutality and racial injustice, our team here at Detroit Mom had already started having...
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Metro Detroit Fall Activities from A to Z
As the weather cools down, and the kids are back to school, our focus shifts from those hot summer days to cozy fall adventures....
