Mana de Metro Detroit

11/02/2026

🎓✨ Meet MANA Scholarship Recipient Irma Martinez!

We’re proud to highlight Irma Martinez, a senior at Wayne State University majoring in Psychology with a minor in Public Health! 💜

A graduate of Western International High School, Irma is working toward her goal of becoming a Physician Assistant. As an alternative path, she hopes to pursue nursing school and become a Nurse Practitioner.

We’re excited to celebrate Irma’s dedication to her education and her future in healthcare. Congratulations, Irma! Your hard work and ambition inspire us, and we can’t wait to see all you accomplish. 👏🎓

11/02/2026

Did you know Detroit has the lowest household bills of the 50 biggest U.S. States

Detroit has the lowest household bills of the 50 biggest U.S. cities, according to a new report from bill-pay company doxo.

The typical Detroit household spends $20,125 a year, about $1,677 a month, on essential bills like rent or mortgage, utilities, car payments, insurance and phone service. That’s about 20% below the national median of $25,266.

San Jose, California, is the most expensive, at $44,947 a year. In Detroit, bills still take up 51% of the typical household’s income, doxo found.

11/01/2026

Detroit Riverfront-November 1st at Valade Park

11/01/2026

Today, Sunday celebration continues with free Dia de los Mu***os Festivities!

🎃🍬 FREE Trunk-or-Treating, Halloween Movies + Family Fun at Michigan Central THIS SATURDAY!

Looking for a fun way to keep the kids entertained on Halloween before the neighborhood trick-or-treating begins? 👻 Michigan Central is hosting a completely FREE Halloween celebration inside the iconic train station!

🍬 Trunk-or-Treat: 12–2 PM
🎬 FREE Halloween Movies: 10 AM + 2:30 PM
🎃 Interactive Activities: Family-friendly fun throughout the day!
📅 Saturday, October 31 | 10 AM–4 PM
📍 Michigan Central Station | Detroit

PLUS, the celebration continues Sunday with FREE Día de los Mu***os festivities! 💀🌼

Link to EVENT DETAILS in comments below 👇

11/01/2026

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month!

Happy ! ✨ Join us all month long as we celebrate Native American trailblazers and history-makers who advocated for their communities and opened new doors for future generations, including:

🩺 Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States (Omaha Tribe)

🩰 Maria Tallchief, America’s first major prima ballerina and the first Native American woman to hold the title (Osage Nation)

🏅 Annie Dodge Wauneka, one of the first women ever elected to the Navajo Tribal Council who worked to improve the health and education of the Navajo (Navajo Nation)

🚀 Nicole Aunapu Mann, the first Native American woman to travel to space and the first woman commander of a NASA Commercial Crew Program launch (Round Valley Indian Tribe)

🏛️ Kimberly Teehee, laywer, activist, and the first Cherokee Nation delegate in the House of Representatives (Cherokee Nation)

🗳️ Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, an activist, suffragist, and the first Native American student to graduate from the Washington College of Law (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians)

⚖️ Lyda Conley, the first woman admitted to the Kansas Bar Association and first Native American to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court (Wyandot Nation of Kansas)

🎻 Zitkála-Šá, a musician, writer, and activist who fought for women’s suffrage and Indigenous voting rights

10/31/2026

El Desfile de Catrinas en Guanajuato, Mexico 🇲🇽 Amazing!

10/31/2026

From NPR: A group calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets unmasked the Identities of ICE Agents and DHS Operatives!

A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.

10/31/2026

Day of the Dead Bike Ride! November 2nd!

Day of the Dead Bike Ride is Monday November 2nd 5-6pm at 2026 Lawndale. Will be raffling an e-bike & e-scooter at 4:30pm. Register at
https://forms.monday.com/forms/5dc8a5e17723c3a2a18db57cfbfb03ce?r=use1

10/31/2026

Thank you to AFT for your support and for bringing books to our community! 💛 It was a pleasure coming together at MANA’s National Latina Civic Engagement Conference at Wayne State University to discuss the importance of literacy, education, and voting. Together, we can empower our comunidad and build a brighter future for the next generation! 📚