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DDOT bus crash injures several passengers (video): DETROIT — A Detroit Department of Transportation bus crashed into a Ford Taurus that ran a stop

Ricin suspect freed, marshals say; attorney says he was set up (video): (CNN) -- The Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and other officials

One Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed.Eye witness account and video of slain suspect: UPDATE 8:45 A.M. EST: The suspect’s home, 410 Norfolk St. in Cambridge, is surrounded by police and

Police: One Boston bombing suspect dead, another on the run (video) : Witnesses report hearing explosions, gunshots Story by Ben Brumfield, CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS A surveillance image of the fugitive resembles a

Obama makes statement on Boston bombings (video): Posted by CNN Political Unit (CNN)– President Barack Obama said he ordered the "full resources" of the federal

Two teens found guilty in Ohio rape case: By Chelsea J. Carter, Poppy Harlow and Brian Vitagliano, CNN Editor's note: Please note this story contains graphic language. Steubenville, Ohio (CNN) -- A judge

Kwame Kilpatrick and Bobby Ferguson found guilty of charges (video) : The verdict is in on the charges against Detroit’s former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his father Bernard Kilpatrick

Reversing Office Double Standards: When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer asked her employees who normally work at home to work from the

'60 Minutes' to Lose Black Reporter to ABC: The show's first reporter of color since Ed Bradley's death is to bring his skills to the

Russell Simmons Interview With ORIGIN Magazine: How To Make Positive Changes: Interviewer: Ocean Pleasant, Global Youth Editor of ORIGIN Magazine Ocean Pleasant: You have an extremely powerful presence in

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Weekend 10 May 24-26

Weekend 10 May 24-26

23 May 2013

GM and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy gear up for River Days

GM and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy gear up for River Days

23 May 2013

Native Detroit Entertainer David Alan Grier to Perform At St. John Hospital Guild Dinner

Native Detroit Entertainer David Alan Grier to Perform At St. John Hospital Guild Dinner

23 May 2013

Forest Whitaker And Oprah Winfrey Star In The Butler

Forest Whitaker And Oprah Winfrey Star In The Butler

23 May 2013

Inkster Resident Turns 114 Today: America's Oldest Person
The oldest woman in the U.S. is pushing off questions about her longevity to a higher power. When Jeralean Tal…
Detroit gears up for historic March on Woodward celebration
Detroit Branch NAACP President Rev. Wendell Anthony today unveiled plans for the 50th anniversary of …
UPDATE: Election commission decides to keep Duggan on the ballot
Today the election commission decided to keep mayoral candidate, Mike Duggan on the ballot despite Tom Barrow's …
Talent Gap Woes Threaten Michigan's Future
MOUSSA KABA is a teen enrolled at Cornerstone Health High School which started as a joint effortmof Cornerstone …
GM Foundation and Chevrolet Donate to ‘Help 4 Oklahoma’
GM Foundation and Chevrolet Donate to ‘Help 4 Oklahoma’Forgotten Harvest leads aid gathering for Regional Food Bank of…
Orr: ‘Detroit has no choice’
Emergency manager takes on critics in candid interview about city’s future KEVYN ORR, Detroit’s emergency financial m…
MAYOR BING, WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE FICANO ANNOUNCE $600,000 EPA GRANT…
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano announced today that the United States Env…
Livernois Ave. to get Make Over from Artplace America Grant
Detroit, MI, May 20, 2013 --ArtPlace America announces today the award of a $200,000 grant to Detroit…
Snyder downplays re-election, says Mackinac must bridge divide
By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR Gov. Rick Snyder isn't that concerned right now about his re…

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Unemployed Workers Can Claim Benefits Throughout Memorial Day Holiday

Unemployed Workers Can Claim Benefits Throughout Memorial Day Holiday

Although the State of Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) will be closed on Monday, May 27, to observe the Memorial Day holiday, unemp... Read more

Anti-Abortion Leader Compares Rape And Incest To Accidents

Anti-Abortion Leader Compares Rape And Incest To Accidents

The head of a pro-life group in Michigan made a controversial comparison on Wednesday, arguing that women in the state should be forced to pay extra for health in... Read more

No Surprise: Some GOP Foaming At Mouth For Obama Impeachment Amid ‘Scandals…

No Surprise: Some GOP Foaming At Mouth For Obama Impeachment Amid ‘Scandals’

The “Get-That-N*gger” sect of the GOP is not bending on their talk of impeaching President Barack Obama. Yes, despite many Republican leaders urging their sillier members to sl... Read more

Duggan Stays On The Ballot

Duggan Stays On The Ballot

Despite ballot certification, Duggan foes vow challenge Despite the 2-1 vote of the Detroit Election Commission, whose decision was anchored on the city’s new charter to retain ... Read more

African Americans Must be a part of Detroit's New Development Growth

African Americans Must be a part of Detroit's New Development Growth

One-of-a-kind Hospitality & Entertainment venue offers Detroit jobs, inspiration The most successful business ventures are the righ... Read more

Senate Democrats Blast Snyder Administration’s Latest Anti-Education Commen…

Senate Democrats Blast Snyder Administration’s Latest Anti-Education Comments

Michigan Senate Democrats called on Governor Snyder today to explain comments from his Chief of Staff that were uncovered by The Detroit News’ continued investigation into ... Read more

Report Shows Medicaid Expansion Would Help 25,000 Michigan Veterans and Th…

Report Shows Medicaid Expansion Would Help 25,000 Michigan Veterans and Their Families

As AARP works to support Medicaid expansion in Michigan, a recent report by the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that more than 25,000 currently uni... Read more

New Business Expansions, Community Improvement Projects and Brownfield Deve…

New Business Expansions, Community Improvement Projects and Brownfield Development Gain State Approval

LANSING – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation today announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of state incentives to five business expansions and four... Read more

Television Pilot, Web Series Receive Film Incentives

Television Pilot, Web Series Receive Film Incentives

LANSING – The Michigan Film Office announced today the pilot for new a cable television series and the second season of the Internet program Detroit Rubber have ... Read more

Walk for a Purpose at the Metro Detroit Heart Walk

Walk for a Purpose at the Metro Detroit Heart Walk

The American Heart Association wants metro Detroiters to let their footsteps be heard as they start their journey to better heart health at the Metro Detroit Heart Walk at ... Read more

8 Summer Must Haves to Keep Kids Safe

8 Summer Must Haves to Keep Kids Safe

Summer is right around the corner and June is National Child Safety Awareness Month. Summer is full of fun, travel, going to the beach and more -- here are eight summer mus... Read more

Shinola Brings Manufacturing Back to Detroit

Shinola Brings Manufacturing Back to Detroit

ALEX STCHEKINE, bicycle production and special projects, affixes the name plate to a Bixby model bicycle at Shinola's Detroit facility.- Jim Campbell, photo. Shin... Read more

School of Social Work Scholarship Fundraiser gets Supporters Ready for Summ…

School of Social Work Scholarship Fundraiser gets Supporters Ready for Summer Attire

Sundresses and linen are the theme of the School of Social Work’s June 20 “Dinner with Dean,” an annual fundraiser hosted by the school’s Alumni Association to r... Read more

Detroit One Seeks to Achieve Thriving City

Detroit One Seeks to Achieve Thriving City

Detroit is a city with a rich history, but the future of Detroit depends on creating a safe space where people can live, work and invest. Detroit One is a new la... Read more

An Answer to Unemployment: A jobs-for-all bill

An Answer to Unemployment: A jobs-for-all bill

It has been five years since the financial crisis struck, and progress in putting the unemployed back to work still lags, with no end in sight. With almost 12 mi... Read more

Duggan: Don’t put Detroit Police and Fire Under Authority

Duggan: Don’t put Detroit Police and Fire Under Authority

Mayoral candidate Mike Duggan is unrelenting in his opposition to authorities for Detroit. Since his campaign for mayor began, Duggan has been opposing any pub... Read more

Rapper Jay-Z Launches 2013 Scholarship Program For Needy Students

Rapper Jay-Z Launches 2013 Scholarship Program For Needy Students

The deadline to apply is May 31, 2013. Nationwide -- The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF) provides individual grants ranging from $1,500 to $2,500 to eve... Read more

Boost Your Sports Conditioning for Upcoming Season

Boost Your Sports Conditioning for Upcoming Season

DETROIT – To prepare local athletes for the upcoming sports season, Henry Ford Hospital is hosting a sports conditioning program June 17-Aug. 19 that focuses on ... Read more

Ken Salmon: The face of Grand Hotel

Ken Salmon: The face of Grand Hotel

When you enter the dining room at Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel, odds are you will be greeted by Ken Salmon, the hotel’s vice president for hospitalit... Read more

Growing Interest: Macomb County Proactive Business Retention Program Create…

Growing Interest: Macomb County Proactive Business Retention Program Creates Jobs to Meet Growing Population Needs

As a former senior vice president for St. John Providence Health System and now as a member of Thomas Group Consulting, Inc., I have worked closely with Macomb C... Read more

With Support, Young People Can Be ‘Autistic and Awesome’

With Support, Young People Can Be ‘Autistic and Awesome’

Autism is something we all need to respect – children, families, government, schools and employers will increasingly find autism to be a day-to-day re... Read more

Detroit’s Neighborhoods Stand to Benefit From City’s Resurgence

Detroit’s Neighborhoods Stand to Benefit From City’s Resurgence

These are, in many ways, tough times in the city of Detroit. There can be no doubt about that. But as I see it, some very important blocks are being put into p... Read more

Mark Hackel Advocates a More Regional Focus

Mark Hackel Advocates a More Regional Focus

If there is one issue Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel would like to see discussed at the Mackinac Policy Conference, it is regional focus. “In other words,... Read more

Ficano Wants Municipal Finance Discussed at Mackinac

Ficano Wants Municipal Finance Discussed at Mackinac

According to Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, municipal finance is the one issue attendees of the Mackinac Policy Conference need to discuss this year. He... Read more

The Unsinkable Mr. Patterson

The Unsinkable Mr. Patterson

One might think coming face-to-face with the grim reaper following a major auto accident where doctors told his family he had a 3 percent chance of survival migh... Read more

Food Assistance Dollars Spent at Supermarkets on Nutritious Foods

Food Assistance Dollars Spent at Supermarkets on Nutritious Foods

A majority of people on government food programs get their food from large grocery stores according to a new report, which means they have a wide variety of foods available... Read more

Collaboration is key: 2013 Mackinac Policy

Collaboration is key: 2013 Mackinac Policy

2013 Mackinac Policy Conference will align diverse groups in statewide conversation Emerging from its troubled state, Michigan is poised for a seismic economic turnaround that may... Read more

Beaumont and Henry Ford Health Systems end merge talks

Beaumont and Henry Ford Health Systems end merge talks

Beaumont Health System and Henry Ford Health System have ended discussions of a proposed merger to combine their operations into a new health system. ... Read more

News Alert: Chrysler Group LLC Reports February 2013 U.S. Sales Increased 4…

News Alert: Chrysler Group LLC Reports February 2013 U.S. Sales Increased 4 Percent; Best February Sales in Five Years

March 1, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Chrysler Group LLC today reported U.S. sales of 139,015 units, a 4 percent increase compared with sales in February 2012 (1... Read more

SALSA, MUSIC & MANSIONS: Palmer Woods Afro Cuban Jazz, May 25 Jazz, Cl…

SALSA, MUSIC & MANSIONS: Palmer Woods Afro Cuban Jazz, May 25 Jazz, Classical, World Music & a Splash of R & B, June 21-22

The paradisal spring gardens behind a stately Palmer Woods Mansion will be swaying with the hot rhythms of Orquesta La Inspiracion's horns, percussion and vocals... Read more

The Wheel Deal: To Buy or Lease Your Next Automobile

The Wheel Deal: To Buy or Lease Your Next Automobile

It’s one of the most common — and beguiling — questions that consumers face: to buy or lease a new car? Read more

Benghazi-IRS-Leaks-- What about jobs?

Benghazi-IRS-Leaks-- What about jobs?

By Bob Weiner & Nakia GladdenThe nation's media are transfixed with obsessive coverage of Hillary Clinton's role (there was none) in the talking points on the Benghazi deaths... Read more

The new retirement: No retirement

The new retirement: No retirement

For growing numbers of Americans, the new retirement may really mean no retirement. That's the conclusion of an article in the current issue of the ISR Sampler, the annual ... Read more

The Children’s Center Shines Light on Foster Care Awareness Month

The Children’s Center Shines Light on Foster Care Awareness Month

The Children’s Center’s is in celebration of the National Foster Care Awareness Month and provides one of the largest and comprehensive frontline services for children. ... Read more

Va. GOP Candidate: Planned Parenthood Worse Than KKK, Civil Rights Leaders …

Va. GOP Candidate: Planned Parenthood Worse Than KKK, Civil Rights Leaders Guilty Of Genocide

Virginia Republican E.W. Jackson secured the nomination to run for Lt. Governor on Saturday, and, today RawStory.com unearthed a YouTube video in which he says t... Read more

2 Mile Wide Tornado Hits: Death Toll Rising; 30 Children Feared Dead In Ele…

2 Mile Wide Tornado Hits: Death Toll Rising; 30 Children Feared Dead In Elementary School

According to The New York Times, A tornado described by the National Weather Service as “large and deadly” touched down south of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon i... Read more

Faygo Pop's Campaign Selected as Finalist for OBIE Award

Faygo Pop's Campaign Selected as Finalist for OBIE Award

The unique “Summer Silhouettes” Outdoor Campaign by Faygo Beverages, Inc. has been chosen as a finalist for the Outdoor Advertising Association of Ame... Read more

"Hot Lap Ride" with Will Power and the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Pr…

"Hot Lap Ride" with Will Power and the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

May 20, the MCTV Street team comprised of myself and our web editor AJ Williams went to Belle Isle to experience first-hand what it is like inside an Indy Pace car at the G... Read more

People on the Move

People on the Move

Evette Hollins was recently named one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ “20 in their 20’s.” She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Mi... Read more

People on the Move

People on the Move

Andrea Johnson is best known as the fundraiser who over the past five years organized sold-out crowds for the Detroit Meals on Wheels summer cruise. R... Read more

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Obama Applauds Immigration Bill Vote

Obama Applauds Immigration Bill Vote

President Barack Obama lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's passing[1] of an immigration bill on Tuesday, calling the action "a strong bipartisan vote." Obama released a ... Read more

Chokwe Lumumba: Former Lawyer For Tupac Assata Shakur Wins Jackson, Miss. M…

Chokwe Lumumba: Former Lawyer For Tupac Assata Shakur Wins Jackson, Miss. Mayoral Primary Race

It’s been a long time coming, but change is coming to Mississippi. Former Ward 2 Councilman and Chokwe Lumumba, 65, (pronounced SHOW-kway Lu-MOOM-bah) is the winner ... Read more

Here’s What The President Would Say If He Could Go Bulworth

Here’s What The President Would Say If He Could Go Bulworth

In the overly dramatic story entitled “An Onset of Woes Raises Questions on Obama Vision,” the New York Times reports[1] that President Barack Obama has privately expresse... Read more

Retired Mailman Wins Lottery For The Fourth Time!

Retired Mailman Wins Lottery For The Fourth Time!

Retired postal worker Melvyn Wilson (pictured) is probably one of the luckiest men on earth, because on Wednesday, he picked up his fourth winning lottery check, and ... Read more

Winning Powerball Numbers

Winning Powerball Numbers

UPDATE: No one picked the winning numbers in Wednesday's $360 million Powerball drawing, The Associated Press reported. Saturday's jackpot has now jumped to $475 millio... Read more

Saudi Man Arrested With Pressure Cooker At DTW

Saudi Man Arrested With Pressure Cooker At DTW

A Saudi man is jailed in Detroit following his arrest over the weekend by authorities who alleged he altered his passport and was not truthful about why he had a pressure cooker ... Read more

Murder Suspects Arrested In Malcolm Shabazz Murder Case

Murder Suspects Arrested In Malcolm Shabazz Murder Case

MEXICO CITY — Two waiters at a Mexico City bar will face homicide and robbery charges in the beating death of Malcolm X‘s grandson Malcolm Shabazz, authorities said Monday. Pr... Read more

Woman Allegedly Stabs Boyfriend After He Farts In Her Face

Woman Allegedly Stabs Boyfriend After He Farts In Her Face

A Florida woman was arrested last week after she allegedly stabbed her live-in boyfriend for farting in her face, The Smoking Gun reports[1]. Deborah Ann Burns, 37, told... Read more

Why Your Social Media Strategy Isn’t Working - and How to Fix It

Why Your Social Media Strategy Isn’t Working - and How to Fix It

According to Nielsen, 70 percent of active adult social networkers shop online, which is 12 percent more likely than the average adult Internet user. With millions of users onlin... Read more

Blacks Underepresented in Immigration Debate

Blacks Underepresented in Immigration Debate

The Senate’s Gang of Eight have put together an 844-page monstrosity known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, legislation that Presid... Read more

19 Wounded At New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade [Video]

19 Wounded At New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade [Video]

NEW ORLEANS — Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a neighborhood Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19 people, police said. The FBI... Read more

Shabazz Family Releases Statement on Death of Malcolm X's Grandson, Malcolm…

Shabazz Family Releases Statement on Death of Malcolm X's Grandson, Malcolm Shabazz

The family of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of civil righs icon Malcolm X, who was reportedly killed in Mexico on Thursday, released a statement today. The news... Read more

Detroit Resident To City, State Officials: If You Can’t Do The Job, Get Out…

Detroit Resident To City, State Officials: If You Can’t Do The Job, Get Out Of Office!

It’s not hard to find a Detroit resident who’s willing to go on camera and complain about the city and the politicians elected to run it. But Melinda Brown Duncan did m... Read more

Spelman Twins Make History As School’s First Co-Valedictorians

Spelman Twins Make History As School’s First Co-Valedictorians

Kristie (pictured left) and Kirstie Bronner (pictured) are identical twins with identical grade point averages, so why shouldn’t they share the honor of bein... Read more

3 Ohio Girls Missing For A Decade Found Alive, Man Arrested [VIDEO]

3 Ohio Girls Missing For A Decade Found Alive, Man Arrested [VIDEO]

Home[1] » Nation[2] » 3 Ohio Girls Missing For A Decade Found Alive, Man Arrested [VIDEO] Amanda Berry disappeared aged 16 in April 200... Read more

Lauryn Hill Sentenced To 3 Months In Prison

Lauryn Hill Sentenced To 3 Months In Prison

NEWARK, N.J. — Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill was sentenced Monday to three months in prison and an additional three months in home confinement for failing to pay taxes on about... Read more

Lil Wayne Dropped By Mountain Dew Over Disrespectful Emmett Till Lyrics

Lil Wayne Dropped By Mountain Dew Over Disrespectful Emmett Till Lyrics

New Orleans based entertainer Lil Wayne has become the latest rapper to grovel at the the feet of his corporate sponsors in hopes of not getting kicked off the ... Read more

Jesse Mae Pollard: Ala. Teacher Charged In Miss. Girl’s Kidnapping

Jesse Mae Pollard: Ala. Teacher Charged In Miss. Girl’s Kidnapping

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A high-school teacher from Alabama is accused of kidnapping a 6-year-old girl from school in Mississippi, sending a frightening text message to the child’s mo... Read more

Black Conspiracy Theories 101: Did Serena Say ‘A White Man Is The Only Real…

Black Conspiracy Theories 101: Did Serena Say ‘A White Man Is The Only Real Choice For A Successful Black Female?’

On December 6, 2004, an alleged interview[1] appeared involving tennis mega-superstar Serena Williams (pictured) that mysteriously flooded e-mail inboxes everywhere. &n... Read more

What?! Lil Wayne Hospitalized After Suffering Another Seizure

What?! Lil Wayne Hospitalized After Suffering Another Seizure

New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne was hospitalized in Los Angeles, CA after experiencing another seizure, reports the NY Daily News.[1] The rapper was taken to Cedars-Sinai h... Read more

Seizures Double, But Guns Still Flowing Into Canada

Seizures Double, But Guns Still Flowing Into Canada

The Canada Border Services Agency last year seized twice the number of weapons at border crossings compared to six years ago, according to a CBC News analysis of agency data, b... Read more

Morehouse College Athletes Accused Of Raping Spelman Student

Morehouse College Athletes Accused Of Raping Spelman Student

From left to right: Lucien Kidd, Tevin Mgbo, Malcolm Frank, Chukwudi Ndudikwa At least three Morehouse College athletes have been accused of raping an 18-year-old Spelman ... Read more

President Obama Meets with First-Ever Ethiopian Crowned Miss Israel

President Obama Meets with First-Ever Ethiopian Crowned Miss Israel

Israel is putting its best face forward for President Obama, and what better face to put forward for America's first black president than Israel's first black beauty queen? The n... Read more

Juanita Bynum Says She Was Wrongly Jailed

Juanita Bynum Says She Was Wrongly Jailed

Juanita Bynum (pictured), the Christian evangelist and gospel artist, is responding to her shocking April 18th arrest[1] on charges stemming from a warr... Read more

Time Unveils List of 100 Most Influential People in the World

Time Unveils List of 100 Most Influential People in the World

TIME magazine has unveiled the 10th annual TIME 100, which lists the 100 most influential people in the world. African-Americans who made the list t... Read more

'Down the Up Escalator' Author Barbara Garson On How the 99% Live in the Gr…

'Down the Up Escalator' Author Barbara Garson On How the 99% Live in the Great Recession

To say that Barbara Garson has led an interesting life is to sell her short, but then, the 71-year-old investigative dynamo is only 4'11". After being arrested with Mario Sa... Read more

Washington Judge Tells Cops To Return Man’s Marijuana Or Be Found In Contem…

Washington Judge Tells Cops To Return Man’s Marijuana Or Be Found In Contempt

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police in Tacoma could soon be in real trouble over pot. The department could be found in contempt if they continue to refuse to return a small amount of ... Read more

Former GOP Hopeful Arrested For Sending Ricin Laced Letter To President Oba…

Former GOP Hopeful Arrested For Sending Ricin Laced Letter To President Obama

U.S marshals arrested Everett Dutschke, 41, of Tupelo, Mississippi, Saturday morning for mailing letters laced with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and two other public ... Read more

Biracial, lesbian contestant a trailblazer in Miss South Carolina pageant

Biracial, lesbian contestant a trailblazer in Miss South Carolina pageant

(CNN) – At 7, Analouisa Valencia was crowned Palmetto Princess in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She relished it - and like a lot of little girls, she dreamed of be... Read more

Boehner’s Jamaican-Born Future Son-In-Law Has Rap Sheet For Weed

Boehner’s Jamaican-Born Future Son-In-Law Has Rap Sheet For Weed

While the ever-disagreeable House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is best-known for almost single-handedly forcing America over the infamous fiscal cliff, the Republican po... Read more

Treat Chicago gangs as terrorists

Treat Chicago gangs as terrorists

(CNN) -- You know things in Chicago are bad when 70 murders in the first quarter can be seen as a good thing. But context is everything: Last year at this time there had ... Read more

Felony disenfranchisement is Jim Crow era holdover

Felony disenfranchisement is Jim Crow era holdover

Last week, the Delaware State legislature approved a constitutional amendment to all but remove the last Jim Crow-era voter suppression law from its books. The amendment... Read more

Rush Limbaugh: Media Paints Boston Bombing Suspect Like Trayvon Martin

Rush Limbaugh: Media Paints Boston Bombing Suspect Like Trayvon Martin

In the latest installment of Racist Theater, Rush Limbaugh has a bone to pick with the coverage of captured Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhakar Tsarna... Read more

Members of Congress and Student Groups Highlight 1 Year Anniversary of Stud…

Members of Congress and Student Groups Highlight 1 Year Anniversary of Student Loan Debt

Members of Congress and Student Groups Highlight 1 Year Anniversary of Student Loan Debt Crossing $1 Trillion Mark, Urge Congress to Act ... Read more

U.S. to keep restriction on small knives on planes for now

U.S. to keep restriction on small knives on planes for now

By CNN Staff Airline passengers had been cleared to carrying knives with small blades beginning on Thursday. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Sen Schumer of New York says... Read more

Alleged Boston Bomber Charged, Faces Death Penalty

Alleged Boston Bomber Charged, Faces Death Penalty

BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (pictured) was charged in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill, and he could face... Read more

Poverty in America: Millions of families too broke for bank accounts

Poverty in America: Millions of families too broke for bank accounts

Sabino Fuentes-Sanchez hid $25,000 all around his house because he didn't trust banks. Lasonia Christon receives her Walmart salary on a pre-paid debit card. Kim James was h... Read more

Televangelist Juanita Bynum Arrested

Televangelist Juanita Bynum Arrested

PHOTO CREDIT: DALLAS NEWS Popular televangelist Juanita Bynum was arrested and spent the night in jail on a warrant charging that she failed to appear in court for a civil... Read more

75-Year-Old Grandma Gets 22 Years For Killing Grandson

75-Year-Old Grandma Gets 22 Years For Killing Grandson

PONTIAC, Mich. — A 75-year-old Detroit-area woman who killed her grandson expressed remorse Thursday but repeatedly accused his parents of dumping a troubled boy ... Read more

Man Charged With Threats Against President, Others Say He Is Innocent

Man Charged With Threats Against President, Others Say He Is Innocent

OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi man charged with mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on t... Read more

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Sending my prayers to OK

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Jul 13

Wilbur Wright Cooperative High School Reunion

Party | EARS Financial Showplace, 2140 Holbrook, Hamtramck, MI 48212

Saturday, 13 July 2013 15:00

1 attendee
Jun 11

Healthier Black Elders Reception

Party | Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. 7 Mile, 48219

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 04:00

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Sending my prayers to OK

Sending my prayers to OK

I originally intended to introduce my Mommy Blog segment with cute anecdotes about my daught... Read more

Researching it Back to Africa
As you may know, I am a PhD candidate in African American Studies with a specialization in Entr…
Researching it Back to Africa
As you may know, I am a PhD candidate in African American Studies with a specialization in Entr…
Seeing your beautiful you
Just the other day, I had a conversation with a female coworker and it went as follows: Cowork…

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Clinical trial tests targeting prostate cancer treatment

Clinical trial tests targeting prostate cancer treatment

Are certain drugs more effective against some types of prostate cancers than others? Researc... Read more

Bamboozled: Breast Mutilation…
The mainstream corporate-controlled media is heralding Angelina J…
One in ten teens using "s…
As high schoolers prepare for final exams, teens nationwide…
Conyers Applauds $318 Thousand…
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services reached a decision to grant more than $31…

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Top Internships for Minority and African American Students i…

Top Internships for Minority and African American Students in 2013/14

Internships are a gateway for students that lead to careers. There are... Read more

Adam Levin: 5 Things Students …
Yes my friends, it's that time of year again. No, not allergy season -- graduation.…
Detroit Students Perform at Fr…
On Sunday, May 19, 150 Detroit students (grades 3-8) will perform on stage a…
Female Hip Hop Icon Appointed …
Ithaca, NY (BlackNews.com) -- Pioneering African American Rap Artist MC Sha-Rock has be…

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Shawn Carter Scholarship fund accepting applications

Shawn Carter Scholarship fund accepting applications

The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF) provides individual grants ranging from $1,500 to $... Read more

Top 15 Sugar Baby Alma Maters
Approximately 37 million Americans have outstanding student loan debt. Many female st…
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy:…
Jalen Rose speaks to students and parents about his charter school in Detroit. (WWJ/Stephanie…
Carlin Flora: School Size and …
School brochure pictures notwithstanding, by and large, students hang around kids…

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Red Wings Take Control

Red Wings Take Control

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Rangers Knock Out Sanchez In T…
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GEELY AND DETROIT ELECTRIC ENTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO CO…

GEELY AND DETROIT ELECTRIC ENTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO CO-DEVELOP PURE ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR CHINESE MARKET

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My Dream List, Huh?
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New Dodge Dart compact deliver…
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Chief Keef Threatens To ‘Slap The Sh*t’ Out Of Katy Perry

Chief Keef Threatens To ‘Slap The Sh*t’ Out Of Katy Perry

Once again showing that his ignorance is limitless, Interscope recording artist Chief Keef threa... Read more

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Native Detroit Entertainer Dav…
Native Detroiter and acclaimed actor/comedian David Alan Grier will be the featured ent…

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