Count ’em — one, two, three, four, five…

There’s no telling how many Ford Mustangs, Chevy Camaros and Dodge
Challengers you’ll see this weekend as Detroit revs up for the Woodward Dream Cruise, taking place Saturday, Aug. 15.

The muscle cars have been a staple for cruising Woodward Avenue for
decades. And over the years, they’ve maintained an appeal among car enthusiasts and stood as American icons in the world of automobiles.

In fact, even with the challenges the Detroit carmakers have faced garnering appeal outside of...

Tough times or not, in Detroit General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are as much a sense of American pride as are baseball and apple pie anywhere else.

In fact, some Detroiters would probably rather be cruising the city in their Mustangs or some classic Chevys than spending a day at the ballpark
any day. You need look no further than Belle Isle on a sunny Saturday afternoon for reference.

Of course, that’s not to take anything away from Detroiters’ love for their Tigers.

But for some in the city, the passion for American automobiles runs that deep....

The Detroit Lions recently hosted youth football players from Oxford and Detroit at a training camp practice at the Lions’ Headquarters and Practice Facility, in Allen park.

More than 60 players and coaches from the Oxford Junior Wildcats and the Detroit Cobras attended the practice, as the Lions recognized a special equipment donation made earlier this spring.

All of the Cobras’ football equipment was stolen over the winter, leaving the Think Detroit PAL team uncertain if it could field teams during the fall season. More than 100 youngsters were in jeopardy of...

All in the Metro Detroit area long for a season close to the one that the 2006 Tigers had. However, the road to match that glorious year is full of
minefields.

As the season has progressed, no matter the negative banter of many, the Tigers are still in first place in the American League Central Division.

I know at times it looks like they have gotten there with smoke and mirrors, and maybe they have. Yet, here we are with less than 50 games
remaining in the season and the Tigers are still on top of the heap.

I am like many Tigers faithful who are somewhat...

Last year during Black History Month I spoke before a group of mostly Black executives in a Detroit church about the role of the media in economic transformation, community activism and helping Black businesses grow. This was before anyone could realize that a recession would greet the assumption to power of the first Black president of the world’s leading superpower.

The forum/workshop was designed to help them understand what the Black press does and what they perceive as their role in the community as leaders of institutions.

During my presentation I challenged...