The White House Reaches Out
Category: Prime Politics Written by Bankole Thompson, Chronicle Senior Editor
In a White House conference call with African American journalists Monday afternoon, hosted by President Obama, America’s 44th president underscored the Nov. 2 election as one that is crucial to the interests of African Americans, and one that could presage things to come depending on how the pendulum swings for either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party.
More... Add new comment
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:35
Hits: 1120
Riverfront Helps Keep Detroit On The Rise
Category: Prime Politics Written by Bankole Thompson, Chronicle Senior Editor
The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, a non-profit group formed as a public/private partnership in 2003 responsible for developing the riverfront area from the Ambassador Bridge to the east of the Belle Isle Bridge, including maintaining the Dequindre Cut Greenway, today stands as a beacon of hope for what the city is rapidly becoming.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:32
Hits: 1659
Sex And The Church: What Will Jesus Say?
Category: Prime Politics Written by Bankole Thompson, Chronicle Senior Editor
The moral failings of the church, which is supposed to be the centerpiece of morality and helping shape the lives of the broken-hearted and steer tomorrow’s leaders on a clear path to meaningful development in our communities is nothing short of religious hypocrisy of the highest order.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:32
Hits: 3361
Leaders Demand Synder And Bernero Debate In Detroit
Category: Prime Politics Written by Chronicle Staff
Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch NAACP, is leading a charge with a coalition of various civic organizations calling on the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates Virg Bernero and Rick Synder to hold a debate in Detroit, Michigan’s largest city.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:30
Hits: 1690
Top King Aide To Launch Obama Book In Detroit
Category: Prime Politics Written by Chronicle Staff
Bernard LaFayette, one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most trusted aides whom King appointed to serve as the national coordinator of the historic 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, the watershed event of the Civil Rights Movement, will be in Detroit Oct. 22 to keynote the release of the new book on President Barack Obama two weeks before the November mid-term elections at a symposium in the Wayne State University Law School auditorium, starting at 10 a.m.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:35
Hits: 2452
More Articles...
Subcategories
Facebook Comment
Digital Daily Signup
Sign up now for the Michigan Chronicle Digital Daily newsletter!
Trending Topics
Free Digital Edition
