BLAC Fridays: Detroit Forever

Time for another BLAC Friday:

It’s Friday and while America is headed to the movies to see?‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” ?BLAC is still enthralled with its love affair with Detroit.?

There are so many reasons and for so many people, things in?Detroit , are red hot as we used to say in college at Spelman. We’d scream at the top of our lungs at the parties’ “Detroit is Red Hot!” and it still is. So many things are happening in Detroit that reflect that the city is thriving. We love and adore the fictional location of Wakanda but today; we’re screaming “Detroit Forever !” and we mean it.

This week,?BLAC features ?so many booming Detroit personalities and businesses like; Lifestyle guru,?Mia Ray , owner of Glam-Aholic is bringing her fierce?retail style ?to Woodward this holiday season for the popups best popup experience.?Detroiter Anita Baker ?is back at it again, singing sweet love songs to her millions of fans as she announced her 2023 tour; get your tickets cause it will sell out.??

We want to especially patronize the?edible cannabis brands ?that offer alternatives to over the counter meds and our top black owned?Brick and Mortar stores ?that offer that in person shopping experience cause we know that shopping is always better when it’s Black.?

If you ever wanted a Pro Detroit?BLAC Playlist ?this week is all about the D.?

Until next week;?

Let's show 'em some love, Detroit Forever

Darralynn Hutson

#TGIF VIBES

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THE MOMENT

Lewis & Munday P.C. Launches Foundation to Award $25,000 in Scholarships

Lewis & Munday , one of the oldest and largest African-American-owned law firms in the country, seeks to award $25,000.00 in academic scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year and continue awarding scholarships thereafter.

CREATOR'S CORNER

Detroit’s Own Hughes Brothers Set to Direct Snoop Dogg Biopic For Universal Picture

Allen Hughes? — best known for films like “Menace to Society ” and “Dead Presidents ” with brother Albert Hughes; known as Detroit’s own?Hughes Brothers , are slated to direct a?Snoop Dogg ?biopic.?Universal Pictures ?just announced the development of a definitive film chronicling the life of the multi-platinum rapper, producer, songwriter turned actor and film producer.

BEST OF THE REST

Anita Baker Announces New Tour Dates

Detroit’s own ?songstress eight time?Grammy award winning ,?Anita Baker ?announced that she’s going on tour in 2023, the first time having done a?national tour ?in nearly thirty years; her last tour was in 1995. Here in?metro Detroit , Baker will play?Pine Knob ?on July 2. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. on Nov. 17. Her show in Detroit at?Little Caesars ?Arena last summer sold out the arena.

Lifestyle brand ‘Glam-Aholic Lifestyle’ brings luxury retail to Woodard Avenue

Detroit lifestyle brand,?Glam-Aholic Lifestyle , owned and operated by?Mia Ray, ?is bringing a luxury retail experience to?Woodard Avenue ?this holiday season. Fresh from her trip to?Beverly Hills? for a photo shoot featuring the Combs sisters, Jessie James, Chance and D’Lila, daughters of?Diddy, ?Mia Ray is getting you ready for the holidays. The Glam-Aholic pop-up is open from Saturday, November 5 through Saturday, January 21.

What’s Sex After 50 Really Like?

Once a woman is?past menopause ?and no longer concerned about pregnancy, many?couples ?find it easier to relax and look forward to?lovemaking . And partners who are retired or working only part-time often have more time and energy for each other, for making love as well as pursuing other?shared activities .

Diddy Enters $185M Deal That's Set To Create The Nation's Largest Black-Owned Cannabis Company

Per the terms, a?new business venture ?controlled by Mr. Combs will buy certain?cannabis ?operations from Cresco Labs and Columbia Care, which have agreed to divest assets in several states ahead of their planned merger.?Diddy’s company ?will buy nine retail stores and three production facilities in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois for $110M in cash and $45M in debt financing, in addition to certain milestone payments based on market growth.

8 Black-Owned Cannabis Edibles for Discreet Relief

For those inexperienced with?cannabis edibles , experts say that less is more. Most?cannabis edible products ?sold at metro Detroit dispensaries contain a dosage that can create?powerful effects ?that may be uncomfortable for newer users. Luckily, the?cannabis industry ?is listening — more products are available in both CBD and THC dosages.

DISCOVER

?? Black-owned Clothing stores in Metro Detroit...get your shopping on with this?list of shops around Metro Detroit .

?? Detroit Photojournalist Rashaun Rucker Gets His First Solo Exhibit at MOCAD...a nod to the aunties, uncles, and cousins who?created a village.

?? Filmmaker To Launch A Transformative Mother-Daughter Documentary...?‘Beauty From Ashes: A Journey of Three Daughters, ’ ?is set for release on Friday, Dec. 3.

??Ten Black Owned Candle Brands We Love and Support...these?candle brands ?offer a diverse set of aesthetics, scents and price points.?Perfect for gifting.

?? Detroit Stories Quarterly: The Black History Month Museum...a short?story with a?Detroit twist . You won't be disappointed.?? Black-owned Clothing stores in Metro Detroit...get your shopping on with this?list of shops around Metro Detroit .