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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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Duggan Calls It Quits!

Duggan Calls It Quits!

19 June 2013

Detroit Council Member Kwame Kenyatta Resigns

Detroit Council Member Kwame Kenyatta Resigns

19 June 2013

Heat Force Game 7: LeBron James, Ray Allen Lead Miami To 103-100 NBA Finals Game 6 Win (VIDEO)

Heat Force Game 7: LeBron James, Ray Allen Lead Miami To 103-100 NBA Finals Game 6 Win (VIDEO)

19 June 2013

Join The Conversation LIVE - Pancakes & Politics: CEO Roundtable

Join The Conversation LIVE - Pancakes & Politics: CEO Roundtable

18 June 2013

UPDATE: Duggan Court of Appeals Decision
UPDATE: After receiving word that the Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed Judge Popke's ruling that he is inel…
Duggan Decision Could Be Decided Tuesday
A decision may come as early as Tuesday to put Mike Duggan back on the ballot The appeals court agreed Friday to give…
Detroit Public Lighting Authority promising streetlight fixes (Video)
Fox 2 News Headlines The Public Lighting Authority will be holding meetings according to council districts where pe…
Obama: NSA Secret Data Gathering 'Transparent' (Video)
Detroit Is Doing Something That's Never Been Tried Before
(Reuters) - Detroit's default and debt restructuring plan are precedent-setting in the U.S. municipal ma…
Obama's approval rating plummets
Poll: Obama approval falls amid controversies Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama's approval rating dropped eig…
Detroit urban revitalization forum kicks off Monday
With safety and blight both real concerns in many areas of Detroit, how can individuals, non-profits, businesses and g…
I-75 resurfacing begins Monday night in Detroit
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will resurface more than 4 miles of I-75 in Detroit beginning Monday,…
‘Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America’ exhibition and symposium now…
A four-month exhibition at the Cranbrook Art Museum will showcase how modern design was inspired and influenced by Mic…

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HUD Awards $40 Million in Housing Counseling Grants/Michigan agencies to re…

HUD Awards $40 Million in Housing Counseling Grants/Michigan agencies to receive nearly $601,000

HUD AWARDS $40 MILLION IN HOUSING COUNSELING GRANTS Michigan agencies to receive nearly $601,000 CHICAGO - As part of its continuing effort to assist famil... Read more

Belle Isle Conservancy Raises Nearly $300,000 at Grand Prixmiere Party

Belle Isle Conservancy Raises Nearly $300,000 at Grand Prixmiere Party

The Belle Isle Conservancy's (BIC) Grand Prixmiere on Friday, May 31, 2013 at DTE Energy’s Town Square is past the finish line and the results are in. The elite affair of a... Read more

House Passes Far Reaching Anti-Abortion Bill

House Passes Far Reaching Anti-Abortion Bill

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted this evening to pass legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks, except in what Democrats assailed as “narrow” cases of incest of ... Read more

John Dingell, Jr., civil rights crusader

John Dingell, Jr., civil rights crusader

By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR U.S. Representative John Dingell, Jr., from the 12tth Congressional District, at 86 is being celebrated as the longest serving member... Read more

GM Names Gerald Johnson to Lead North America Manufacturing

GM Names Gerald Johnson to Lead North America Manufacturing

General Motors today appointed Gerald Johnson as North America Manufacturing Vice President, effective July 1. He will lead a team of more than 74,000 employees who work in... Read more

31st Metro Detroit Youth Day set for July 17 on Belle Isle

31st Metro Detroit Youth Day set for July 17 on Belle Isle

Metro Detroit Youth Day celebrates youth, focuses on reducing crime, and emphasizes education The 31st annual event takes place Wednesday, July 17 on Belle Isl... Read more

Small Business owners can improve cash flow with tips from Charter One.

Small Business owners can improve cash flow with tips from Charter One.

Charter One marks 50th annual National Small Business Week with simple tips for small business cash management DETROIT – Citizens Bank this week ... Read more

Thrill of victory: Success among many feels better

Thrill of victory: Success among many feels better

Success feels good, but it is better when people win in big groups—even if the chance of success is the same, a new University of Michigan report indicates. Researchers... Read more

NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIPS (AND JOBS) TO LO…

NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIPS (AND JOBS) TO LOW INCOME YOUNG ADULTS

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides low-income young adults, ages 18-24, with a combination of hands-on... Read more

Detroit's Michigan Science Center to unveil new 'Science of Rock 'n' Roll' …

Detroit's Michigan Science Center to unveil new 'Science of Rock 'n' Roll' exhibit

DETROIT, MI - Get ready to rock at the Michigan Science Center. The museum, at 5020 John R, will unveil to the public Thursday a new exhibit called "The Scie... Read more

Apple joins Facebook and Microsoft in revealing US surveillance requests

Apple joins Facebook and Microsoft in revealing US surveillance requests

Tech giant promises that iMessage, FaceTime, location details and Siri requests remain private in effort to reassure customers. Apple has joined rivals incl... Read more

Michigan Consumers may Save due to SCOTUS decision

Michigan Consumers may Save due to SCOTUS decision

AARP: Supreme Court Decision May Save Money for Michigan Consumers on Prescription Drug Costs AARP is hopeful a U.S. Supreme Court decision today will end pay-... Read more

THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS SOCIETY LAUNCHES ITS "RACE TO ECONOMIC EMANCIPA…

THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS SOCIETY LAUNCHES ITS "RACE TO ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION" INNER CITY INITIATIVE!

Frederick Douglass Society Hosts Juneteenth Celebrations: Race To Economic Emancipation Flint, Michigan – The Frederick Douglass Society is pleased to ... Read more

Why Samsung Paid $5 Million to Give Away the New Jay-Z Album

Why Samsung Paid $5 Million to Give Away the New Jay-Z Album

When I was in high school, I worked at a record store. It didn’t pay as much as the other jobs I could have gotten, but it came with access to Wu-Tang Clan albums a few day... Read more

Frederick Douglass Society Hosts Juneteenth Celebrations: Race To Economic …

Frederick Douglass Society Hosts Juneteenth Celebrations: Race To Economic Emancipation

The Frederick Douglass Society is pleased to announce its Juneteenth Celebrations. The events are sponsored by The National Right to Work Foundation and Americans for Prosp... Read more

Wayne County Seniors Get No-Cost Health Screenings At The 2013 Michigan Sen…

Wayne County Seniors Get No-Cost Health Screenings At The 2013 Michigan Seniors Summer Expo

The 2013 Michigan Seniors Summer Expo will be held at Southland Mall on Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 10am to 3pm. With more than 50 exhibitors, the Expo will feature a vari... Read more

Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan Seeking Chief Executive …

Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan Seeking Chief Executive Officer

The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of Southeast Michigan Governing Board is seeking to hire its first Chief Executive Officer. The job posting period will be open from J... Read more

NFL Legends Reunite in Detroit for Anniversary

NFL Legends Reunite in Detroit for Anniversary

Jerome Bettis and Others Celebrate 40 years of The Reggie McKenzie Foundation with Football Clinic This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the Reggie McKenzie Fo... Read more

The Untold Stories Of Extraordinary Black Fathers

The Untold Stories Of Extraordinary Black Fathers

For entrepreneur William K. Middlebrooks, the only difference between living an ordinary life and an extraordinary one is your willingness to do the extra in everything that you ... Read more

Sarah Palin’s Advice on Syria: ‘Let Allah Sort it Out’

Sarah Palin’s Advice on Syria: ‘Let Allah Sort it Out’

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin seems to have an endless supply of inappropriate and ignorant comments when it comes to politics, and her latest comments do not disappoint. Whi... Read more

Detroit’s payroll system is poor, Orr tells creditors

Detroit’s payroll system is poor, Orr tells creditors

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No answer from Supreme Court, Duggan case heads to Appeals Court Monday

No answer from Supreme Court, Duggan case heads to Appeals Court Monday

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Senator Gregory and Representative Cogen Lipton Invite Local Residents to C…

Senator Gregory and Representative Cogen Lipton Invite Local Residents to Coffee Hours June 17th to Discuss State Issues

Legislators will be available to discuss details on the state budget and other community and State issues with area residents OAK PARK—State Senator Vincent ... Read more

MGM GRAND DETROIT WELCOMES CSI AND FAMILY GUY™ TO GAMING FLOOR

MGM GRAND DETROIT WELCOMES CSI AND FAMILY GUY™ TO GAMING FLOOR

Sex and the City returning MGM Grand Detroit, the market leader in gaming and entertainment, has announced the first to market placement of two new themed penny denomin... Read more

Meet up and Eat up

Meet up and Eat up

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Southfield Sports Arena Pool Opening Postponed to Monday, June 17

Southfield Sports Arena Pool Opening Postponed to Monday, June 17

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Father’s Day Gift Guide: 10 Presents Inspired By Celebrity Dads

Father’s Day Gift Guide: 10 Presents Inspired By Celebrity Dads

Still haven’t found the perfect gift for Dad? With just a few days to go, get some inspiration from your favorite celebrity fathers and find a present that your pops will love. H... Read more

Michigan Producing More Than Apples

Michigan Producing More Than Apples

An overwhelming majority of manufacturing firms worldwide are looking to digitise their production processes, with 63.6% expecting to entirely or largely digitise their processes... Read more

Does Your Leadership Measure Up? Business Expert Identifies Benefits, Pitfa…

Does Your Leadership Measure Up? Business Expert Identifies Benefits, Pitfalls of 3 Leadership Styles

Today¹s marketplace is in a state of constant change, and successful companies are those that can also respond and quickly adapt to the changes around them. That requir... Read more

Jazz on the Grass 2013

Jazz on the Grass 2013

Family Victory Fellowship with their premier sponsor William Beaumont Hospital will host their 7th Annual Free Jazz Concert, for all jazz and music lovers. Friday, June 21,... Read more

Metro Detroit Youth Day celebrates youth, focuses on reducing crime, and em…

Metro Detroit Youth Day celebrates youth, focuses on reducing crime, and emphasizes education

For more than 30 years, Metro Detroit Youth Day (MDYD) has welcomed Detroit’s youth for a day of encouragement, fun, guidance, and to award college scholarships. On Wednesd... Read more

Michigan Senate Passes Gregory Bill to Eliminate Property Tax Loophole

Michigan Senate Passes Gregory Bill to Eliminate Property Tax Loophole

The Michigan Senate voted today to pass Senate Bill 114, legislation sponsored by Senator Vincent Gregory (D–Southfield) that would eliminate a loophole that allows buildin... Read more

Michigan Senate Passes Gregory Bill to Eliminate Property Tax Loophole

Michigan Senate Passes Gregory Bill to Eliminate Property Tax Loophole

The Michigan Senate voted today to pass Senate Bill 114, legislation sponsored by Senator Vincent Gregory (D–Southfield) that would eliminate a loophole that allows buildin... Read more

To Host 26th Annual Pancake Breakfast

To Host 26th Annual Pancake Breakfast

On Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 9 to 11:30 am the Cass Tech Alumni Association will hold its 26th Annual Pancake Breakfast. Hundreds of alumni and supporters attend every y... Read more

Rogue Named Cadillac Creative Agency of Record

Rogue Named Cadillac Creative Agency of Record

Cadillac selected a new agency called Rogue as its creative agency of record, following a review process. Cadillac expects this move to further enable its growth. Creat... Read more

MEDC awards grant for renovation of Eastern Market in Detroit

MEDC awards grant for renovation of Eastern Market in Detroit

he Michigan Economic Development Corporation today announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of a $1 million Michigan Community Revitalization Program incentive for a new communit... Read more

Banks repossessing more homes as home prices rise

Banks repossessing more homes as home prices rise

Banks repossessed 11% more homes in May than in April, potentially a sign that they, too, want to unload homes in a strong market. Bank repossessi... Read more

PepsiCo Designer: 'Listen to Your Customers--But Don't Believe Them'

PepsiCo Designer: 'Listen to Your Customers--But Don't Believe Them'

When it comes to innovation, playing it safe is too easy. But nurturing growth and true innovation means taking risks, said Mauro Porcini, chief design offic... Read more

Chairwoman Stabenow Joins Students to Launch New School Garden Collaborativ…

Chairwoman Stabenow Joins Students to Launch New School Garden Collaborative in Detroit

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, joined students to launch a new school garden collaborative at... Read more

MSHDA's Step Forward Michigan launches new partnership

MSHDA's Step Forward Michigan launches new partnership

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), is holding a press conference at 10 AM Friday, June 14, at Chosen Generations Community Center, 2326 East 7 Mile, ... Read more

Chrysler Recalls 2.7 Million Older Jeep Grand Cherokee, Liberty SUVs

Chrysler Recalls 2.7 Million Older Jeep Grand Cherokee, Liberty SUVs

DETROIT — Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant posture and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over ... Read more

Organizing for Action To Air Pro-Obama Healthcare Ads

Organizing for Action To Air Pro-Obama Healthcare Ads

WASHINGTON — An outside group supporting President Barack Obama’s agenda plans to air a series of ads this summer promoting Obama’s health care overhaul. Organ... Read more

Dark Girls: Documentary About Dark-Skinned Women To Air On OWN Network

Dark Girls: Documentary About Dark-Skinned Women To Air On OWN Network

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN[1] network is set to air a documentary exploring the discrimination confronting dark-skinned women worldwide. RELATED: Oprah’s OWN Network Hit With Discrimin... Read more

Listen: New Music - John Legend "Made To Love"

Listen: New Music - John Legend "Made To Love"

Singer John Legend has given TheUrbanDaily.com an exclusive first listen to the new single from his fifth studio album, “Love In The Future,” in stores this summer. The song, “Ma... Read more

Chad Johnson Being Released From (Video)

Chad Johnson Being Released From (Video)

Former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson was released from jail Monday after he was sentenced June 10 to 30 days in jail for playfully slapping his lawyer on the bac... Read more

Real Tip Or Red Herring? First Day Of Hoffa Search

Real Tip Or Red Herring? First Day Of Hoffa Search

2013: The Search Is On.. Again On June 17, 2013, investigators began searching an empty field in Oakland Township, Mich., for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa. Pictures from the lat... Read more

Brian Banks’ FALSE Rape Accuser Ordered To Pay $2.6M

Brian Banks’ FALSE Rape Accuser Ordered To Pay $2.6M

The woman whose false rape accusation sent a high school football star to prison has been ordered to pay a $2.6 million judgement in connection to the case, NBC 4 Los Angeles r... Read more

Chad Johnson Broke, Released From Jail

Chad Johnson Broke, Released From Jail

On Monday, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson (pictured), who was put in the slammer one week ago to do a 30-day stint for butt-slapping his attorney, was released from prison. But unfortuna... Read more

Whole Foods Revises Controversial Policy

Whole Foods Revises Controversial Policy

Facing threats of national boycotts from Latino groups and a slew of online petitions, Whole Foods announced Friday that the organic grocery chain has revised i... Read more

Kim Kardashian Delivers Baby Girl

Kim Kardashian Delivers Baby Girl

Kim Kardashian gave birth to a baby girl this morning at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, TMZ reports[1]. Kardashian and the baby, which was delivered five weeks earl... Read more

President Obama To Host Father's Day Luncheon

President Obama To Host Father's Day Luncheon

On Friday, the President will host a Father’s Day luncheon in the State Dining Room to celebrate the importance of strong families and mentorship. He will be joined by fathers an... Read more

Blacks Value Security Over Privacy in New Poll

Blacks Value Security Over Privacy in New Poll

African Americans are more likely than others to believe that the government should have access to telephone records, monitor email and ... Read more

‘Pacman’ Jones Pleads Not Guilty To Slapping Woman

‘Pacman’ Jones Pleads Not Guilty To Slapping Woman

Cinncinati Bengals star player Adam “Pacman” Jones (pictured) pleaded not guilty to assault charges, stemming from his arrest on Monday for allegedly striking a woman in the fa... Read more

Ford Motor Company Announces Ford Freedom Unsung Award Winners

Ford Motor Company Announces Ford Freedom Unsung Award Winners

Black Conspiracy Theory 101: Did Robert F. Kennedy Predict A Black Man Woul…

Black Conspiracy Theory 101: Did Robert F. Kennedy Predict A Black Man Would Be President In 40 Years?

On May 27, 1968, Kennedy gave a radio interview to “Voice Of America,” the largest U.S. international broadcaster, when he was the Attorney Ge... Read more

President On Immigration: ‘Moment Is Now, Congress Needs To Act’

President On Immigration: ‘Moment Is Now, Congress Needs To Act’

Even though President Barack Obama (pictured at podium) said last week he wants to see immigration reform legislation passed by Congress by the end of summer[1], severa... Read more

Ghetto Prom Dresses, and the biggest loser is ...

Ghetto Prom Dresses, and the biggest loser is ...

The graduating class of 2013 has been prepping for this moment since the start of high school. Outfits have been carefully selected, hair styled to perfection, limos rented and t... Read more

Santa Monica shooting survivor: 'Thank God, I'm alive'

Santa Monica shooting survivor: 'Thank God, I'm alive'

DJ Quik’s Daughter Charged With First-Degree Murder Of Her 2-Year-Old Son? …

DJ Quik’s Daughter Charged With First-Degree Murder Of Her 2-Year-Old Son? [VIDEO]

Davieanna Marlena Blake, 21, who, according to various sources, is the daughter of legendary West Coast Hip-Hop MC, DJ Quik, real name David Marvin Blake, has been charged with 1... Read more

Cicely Tyson Wins First Tony Award At Age 79!

Cicely Tyson Wins First Tony Award At Age 79!

Cicely Tyson (pictured) has finally won a Tony Award–at age 79-years-young. The legendary actress won for her leading role in the play “The Trip to Bountiful” after a 30... Read more

Staged Detroit Police Purse Snatching Goes Horribly Wrong

Staged Detroit Police Purse Snatching Goes Horribly Wrong

How dumb can you get? This is the question many Detroiters are likely asking themselves after Fox 2 News uncovered[1] a dim-witted attempted by the Detroit Police Department t... Read more

Chad Johnson Gets 30 Days In Jail For Slapping Lawyer’s Butt In Court

Chad Johnson Gets 30 Days In Jail For Slapping Lawyer’s Butt In Court

FORT LAUDERDALE — Former NFL star Chad Johnson will serve 30 days in jail after violating probation in a domestic violence case involving his then-wife, TV reality star Evelyn ... Read more

Cowell gets egged during 'Britain's Got Talent' finale (VIDEO)

Cowell gets egged during 'Britain's Got Talent' finale (VIDEO)

(CNN) -- With five eggs, Natalie Holt did to Simon Cowell what hundreds of reality show singing contestants have wanted to do for years.The woman pelted the rather acerbic ... Read more

Democrat: IRS Manager Denies Targeting Of Conservative Groups

Democrat: IRS Manager Denies Targeting Of Conservative Groups

(CNN) – A “conservative Republican” manager of Cincinnati-based IRS screeners told congressional investigators there was no evidence the White House was involved in the agency’s ... Read more

Father’s Pride, Support Brings 10-Year-Old Son To Tears During Emotional In…

Father’s Pride, Support Brings 10-Year-Old Son To Tears During Emotional Interview [VIDEO]

Rasan Portlock, 29, brought his 10-year-old son, Ryheim to tears during an emotional ‘Today’ interview talking about his academic success and “big dreams,” reports theGrio.com.[1... Read more

Ciara Served With Lawsuit During L.A. Pride Performance [VIDEO]

Ciara Served With Lawsuit During L.A. Pride Performance [VIDEO]

Ciara was giving an electrifying performance at an LA Pride event in West Hollywood when she was served with a lawsuit from gay club, “The Factory,” for failure to appear at th... Read more

Newark Mayor Cory Booker Formally Joins NJ Senate Race

Newark Mayor Cory Booker Formally Joins NJ Senate Race

Newark, New Jersey Cory Booker (Photo Credit: AP)TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker[1]on Saturday formally announced he’s in the race to finish the U.S. Senate term of t... Read more

Changing The Game: Brittney Griner Will Model Men’s Clothing For Nike [VIDE…

Brittney Griner, 22, the #1 Draft Pick for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, will be modeling men’s clothing for Nike, reports ESPN’s Kate Fagan.[1]Nike is hoping Griner’s marketing clou... Read more

PRISM: US Govt. Massive Phone, Internet Surveillance Exposed [VIDEO]

PRISM: US Govt. Massive Phone, Internet Surveillance Exposed [VIDEO]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A leaked document has laid bare the monumental scope of the government’s surveillance of Americans’ phone records – hundreds of millions of calls – in the first h... Read more

911 Operator’s Racist Facebook Rant: ‘Black People Are Like Animals’

911 Operator’s Racist Facebook Rant: ‘Black People Are Like Animals’

Get up, a-get-get down, Dallas, Texas, because 911 is definitely a joke in your town. And you have racist — now terminated — operator, April Sims, to thank for it.Sims took to her ... Read more

Dwyane Wade Promotes ‘This Is Fatherhood’ Challenge

Dwyane Wade Promotes ‘This Is Fatherhood’ Challenge

In an effort to promote fatherhood, award-winning filmmaker Art Hooker and former director of President Barack Obama’s Office Of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Joshua Du... Read more

Legal Team Makes Errors In Dubious Attempt To Clear Zimmerman

Ahead of the June 10th date for the second-degree murder defense trial for George Zimmerman[1] (pictured), a misstep by the former night watchman’s legal team presented one of many... Read more

Shakeup: Susan Rice To Be Obama's National Security Adviser

Shakeup: Susan Rice To Be Obama's National Security Adviser

United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, a lightning rod for Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the September 2012 attack on a ... Read more

Congratulations! Chokwe Lumumba Elected New Mayor Of Jackson, Miss.

Congratulations! Chokwe Lumumba Elected New Mayor Of Jackson, Miss.

Former Ward 2 Councilman and Chokwe Lumumba, 65, is the new mayor of Jackson, Miss., winning the general election with 87 percent of the vote, reports Fight Back! News.[1... Read more

More Brutality From Jasper, Texas: Cops Fired After Video Captures Them Bea…

More Brutality From Jasper, Texas: Cops Fired After Video Captures Them Beating Black Woman

Two officers from the Jasper Police Department in Texas have been fired after video captured them brutally handling a woman brought in to pay a $100 fine, Yahoo! News reports.The i... Read more

Why are more women drinking

Why are more women drinking

(CNN) -- All day long, Lucia looked forward to her favorite weekday ritual: putting the kids to bed, changing her clothes, and pouring herself a generous glass of Pinot N... Read more

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West baby names

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West baby names

See that baby that's in there? We now know it's going to be a girl and she is going to need a name. Maybe Kanye West and Kim Kardashian will go for the unexpected like they did h... Read more

Debra Simmons: NAN Vice-President Tasered At Miss. Civil Rights Rally [EXCL…

Debra Simmons: NAN Vice-President Tasered At Miss. Civil Rights Rally [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]

Debra Simmons[1], 55, vice-president of the Mississippi Chapter of the National Action Network (NAN), the civil rights organization founded by Rev. Al Sharpton,was viol... Read more

Kim And Kanye: Is It A Girl Or A Boy?

Kim And Kanye: Is It A Girl Or A Boy?

Kim Kardashian celebrated her baby shower on Sunday, and a few hours later, the fans of her E! reality show got in on the fun, when it was revealed on the show that she and rappe... Read more

Pacers Roy Hibbert Fined, Apologizes for Homophobic Slur

Pacers Roy Hibbert Fined, Apologizes for Homophobic Slur

Indiana Pacer, Roy Hibbert (pictured), is apparently oblivious to the hardline that is being taken by sports teams against homophobic language.The All-Star center was fined $75,000... Read more

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We’ve all been there. You meet someone really great and you really hit it off. It starts off innocent enough—someone stays the night, and leaves a toothbrush. Before you know it, you...

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Researching it Back to Africa
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Researching it Back to Africa
As you may know, I am a PhD candidate in African American Studies with a specialization in Entr…

Motor City Bike Ride 2013 Pedals the Streets of Metro Detroi…

Motor City Bike Ride 2013 Pedals the Streets of Metro Detroit

DANIALLE KARMANOS’ WORK IT OUT GEARS UP FOR FOURTH ANNUAL MOTOR C... Read more

Hospital, doctor shopping isn’…
When it comes to shopping for health care services, few publicly available tools help p…
Ringing the Bell on the Nation…
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City Year Detroit honors 101 young adults for a year of serv…

City Year Detroit honors 101 young adults for a year of service to Detroit area students

While countless high school graduation commencements in the region are celebrated this time ... Read more

Wayne State University Law Sch…
Ten American law schools were honored as finalists in the Law School Admissi…
DEADLINE TODAY FOR LEBRON JAME…
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4 Things Parents Should Know Before Paying for College

4 Things Parents Should Know Before Paying for College

From $20,000 to $65,000 a year – that’s the tuition cost for one year of college, says John ... Read more

Dr. M. Roy Wilson Unanimously …
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Shawn Carter Scholarship fund …
The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF) provides individual grants ranging from $1,500…
Top 15 Sugar Baby Alma Maters
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Heat Force Game 7: LeBron James, Ray All…

Heat Force Game 7: LeBron James, Ray Allen Lead Miami To 103-100 NBA Finals Game 6 Win (VIDEO)

LeBron James isn't done yet. The four-time NBA MVP scored 14 points in the fourth quarter... Read more

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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

Shanghai - 25 April 2013 - Geely Automobile Group, a prominent China-based global car manu... Read more

My Dream List, Huh?
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New Dodge Dart compact deliver…
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Rethinking practical
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One of Detroit’s precious jewels: Kimmie Horn

One of Detroit’s precious jewels: Kimmie Horn

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