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Aretha Franklin, arguably the greatest voice in music history, reportedly is gravely ill. Family members and her closest companions have gathered at her bedside for a final round of goodbyes, with...

The Annual African World Festival will be held this weekend at the Charles H. Wright Museum. It will feature performances, poetry, arts and crafts, African drumming and dance, vendors and ethnic...

The NAACP commends State Attorney Bernie McCabe for charging Michael Drejka with manslaughter in the brutal murder of Markeis McGlockton in Pinellas County Florida. "We commend the State's Attorney...

For most people, an interaction with a police officer is not necessarily a positive thing. Most folks encounter a police officer in the context of a negative situation, such as an auto accident, a bur...

Eddie Eagle is the National Rifle Association (NRA) Pre-K to 4th grade Gun Safety Character and Teacher. He along with Corporal Christoval Trevino have been teaching the children of The Ecorse Public...

Daddy Can You Hear Me is collection of poems and prayers targeted to fatherhood, and what a father figure means to the family. Cass Tech and Michigan State alumni Patrice A Lee is the sole...

It's that time of year again. Football programs across the country have been cooped up in their hiding places devising the best strategies for their teams. With about two weeks left until football...

You just can't make this stuff up! A Black detective infiltrates the White racist Ku Klux Klan. When? Where? Why? How? If you want to know the details and want to be entertained while you catch up on...

There are regular outbursts of violence across Detroit and America as a whole, and this violence is often described as random, purposeless and senseless. It seems that as soon as we are over the...