Fishman, owner of Cadillac Travel Group, has been serving global travelers for over 40 years. David is the Michigan television and radio “go to” travel expert and advisor and frequently appears on local television and radio shows sharing his vast knowledge of all aspects of travel.

In Detroit, 80% of the population are of African descent, but only a chosen few have been funded to lead the city’s “comeback.” Black Leaders Detroit will change that by challenging 1 million people to give at least $1/week to elevate.

Often, when a restaurant changes ownership, there’s a complete remodel, the menu is scrapped, and several employees are let go.

But, when Raphael Michael took ownership of the Beverly Hills Grill last year, he made a promise to founder Bill Roberts that he wasn’t going to do that.

Detroit’s Black community has a long-standing tradition of entrepreneurship that dates to the early 1800s with masons, loggers, farmers and traders. In our modern era of box stores and conglomerates, Detroit still contains a rich mosaic of small Black-owned businesses that keep the city thriving and despite decades of economic hardship Detroiters have developed a strong culture of work and determination. To succeed in Detroit, you need to know how to hustle.

At most grocery stores, it’s easy to find cultural cuisine from countries like China, India, Italy and Mexico but it’s Jenya Semenkova’s goal to make Ukrainian food just as commonplace. That’s why Jenya, who lived in Ukraine until she was 20 years old, started the business Ptashka – bringing nalysnyky (Ukrainian crepes with fillings) to grocery stores throughout Michigan.

BrownDog artisan ice cream parlor, added a bar and a restaurant in Northville and Lansing. The ice cream is hand made in small batches using Michigan grown ingredients. The “BROWNDOG “are real! Three rescued Boston Terriers are the inspiration for the name behind what has evolved into Michigan’s first Barlor®.