Only 21 states require cursive to be taught in school. Michigan isn’t one of them.

Local Black businesses are looking for a new organization to gain ground financially.

Small businesses often develop strong connections to the neighborhood that surrounds them. But for a new coffee shop in Detroit’s Rosedale Park neighborhood, that connection already exists.

The Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance is kicking off Juneteenth with a business crawl unlike any other.

DETROIT – Black-owned businesses often face unique challenges getting off the ground. “We’re here to change the game for Black entrepreneurs,” President and CEO of Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance Charity Dean said. It’s a partnership between a group of Black business owners and the Detroit NAACP. Dean said because of that money they can provide programming and support services for Black businesses around Metro Detroit. But above all, we will do everything in our power to ensure that Black businesses thrive,” Dean said.

From right in the middle of Woodward Avenue, Dean explained how the city is celebrating Juneteenth all week long. READ: Detroit is holding weeklong Juneteenth celebrationJuneteenth is a celebration of when the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out that they were actually free," Dean said. Once they heard the news, it started a Juneteenth jubilee.A stretch of Woodward Avenue is where that jubilee will be held this week, leading up to Juneteenth on June 19. Then were going to end the week with a celebration here in Spirit Plaza -- a Juneteenth rally, Dean said. We had some folks that reached out really wanting to paint a message of strength and resilience on Woodward Avenue, Dean said.

DETROIT A discussion about race will be held later this month at Downtown Detroits Checker Bar after an incident between an employee and a patron. Fleming said he was at the Checker Bar with friends in June when there was an issue with a bartender. Fleming decided the incident was the perfect chance to open up a bigger discussion about race. Lets Talk About Race, a discussion that will center around the history and roots of racial discrimination in Detroit, will be held at the bar. Lets Talk About Race will be Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. at the Checker Bar at 124 Cadillac Place.