Category: Prime Politics Written by Kenya Beverly

Alabama Congressman Artur Davis, who is attempting to become that state’s first Black governor, was the lone Congressional Black Caucus member who voted against health care reform championed by President Barack Obama, sparking local and national criticism.

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Category: Prime Politics Written by Patrick Keating, Chronicle Staff Writer

Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard believes he’s the best person to be Michigan’s next governor because of his previous experience as a state senator from 1990 to 1999, and his 11 years as sheriff.

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Category: Prime Politics Written by Bankole Thompson, Chronicle Senior Editor

And so it was in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968 when the world’s premier peace officer was gunned down. The day before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had given his last speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” in support of striking sanitation workers at the Mason Temple in Memphis. In the speech King spoke as if he knew he was meeting his fate the next day.

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Category: Prime Politics Written by Bankole Thompson, Chronicle Senior Editor

Part One of a Two Part Series

Pastor Glenn Plummer, a household name in the faith community, next Monday will announce his run for Congress in the 13th District, currently represented by Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. But first Plummer sat down with Michigan Chronicle senior editor Bankole Thompson for an exclusive interview focused on the issues he plans to tackle head-on if elected. In the marathon interview Plummer denies that he is a member of the Republican Party. Though he keynoted the Republican National Convention in 2004 in New York, Plummer said he is a card-carrying member of the Democratic Party laying out the principles that make him a Democrat.

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