The ongoing criticism has been that African American residents are the primary targets of exodus planning when it comes to the redevelopment of urban communities.

Hip-hop and fashion mogul Russell Simmons is making waves again, this time promoting his latest menswear, Russell Simmons Argyle Culture, that included a meet-and-greet at Oakland Mall’s Macy’s April 11.

Last Friday, Bun B, rap artist of UGK (Underground Kingz) was in town promoting his second solo album, “II Trill,” slated for release April 29 on Rap-A-Lot/Asylum Records.

“Never judge a book by its cover.” That was the motto when it came to eating at this restaurant.

A few days officially past the winter season and though spring-like temps are five months from sight doesn’t mean you have to become fashionably challenged in order to stay warm.

In a city where the food protocol is 24-hour Coney Islands and late-night fast food chain impersonality, there’s always solace at one soul food spot: Mama Brown’s Ribs & Soul Cafe.

It’s a part of the territory to cascade through life trying to figure out your purpose and cause. For some, the answers are almost immediate; for others it takes a little bit longer. No matter what, we always seem to end up where we’re supposed to be.
Such is the case with Melissa Young.

Confident. Remarkably pretty. Fiery-spirited.Don’t get it twisted because you don’t have to think rugged in order to know this girl can spit!

Fast-forward 15 years. Single-mother household. Constant street fighting. Truancy. In and out of juvy. Mom finally saying, “You’re movin’ with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air!” Who’da thought that Will Smith’s fictional family on the syndicated series, “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and his hit single “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” was a foresight into his future with his own family?

Last Sunday, the “Looking Good” fashion show marked another glorious occasion in Detroit’s fashion bazaar. Sponsored by Edward Jones, an international investment firm, Cedi Johnson, national design star, brought Detroit’s notable fashion industry designers, retailers and “doers” together in one setting at the Renaissance’s Marriott downtown to show off their best assets.