As plans to rebuild Interstate 375 in Detroit move forward, historians and residents are seeking to preserve the history of neighborhoods known as Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, whose ...

From Detroit's role as a major stop on the Underground Railroad to its legacy as a thriving Black economic and residential hub — places like Black Bottom and Paradise Valley hold powerful ...

The text and images presented here are excerpted from Francillon and Spring’s project presentation. Located in Detroit, Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were social and cultural meccas, a symbolic ...

It all took place on Lawrence’s front porch in the Belvidere and Gratiot area, on Detroit's east side, a neighborhood ...

When they arrived in Detroit, they moved to areas like Hastings and St. Antoine streets in the Black Bottom neighborhood ... that many of the children in the area went to Northwestern and Northern ...

Detroit Repertory Theatre continues its exploration of legendary playwright August Wilson’s Century Cycle with “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” a work especially well known to many since 2020 ...

The Black Bottom neighborhood at the heart of Paradise Valley in Detroit’s legendary blues ... do not want things to change. This is an area of the city with Black-owned businesses, where ...

Detroit Repertory Theatre's production of August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" delivers a mostly solid performance with a talented cast. Audience etiquette was an issue, particularly during ...