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Hiram E. Jackson - CHRONICLE PUBLISHERNo one makes it on their own. And the many great leaders, who walked the halls of the Michigan Chronicle before me, left a lasting mark on this organization and the community we serve. I am honored to have the opportunity to add to the legacy of this great institution.The Chronicle has always been known for...

During the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama, the Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and U.S. Census Bureau released new data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 Survey of Business Owners showing that the number of African American-owned firms in Detroit grew to more than 32,000. In the entire United Sta...

Life is a succession of fortunate circumstances. And when former Governor Jennifer Granholm issued an executive order, just before the 2006 campaign, calling for the creation of a “21st Century Energy Plan for Michigan” — the mission being to find alternative energy sources and greater energy efficiency — Louis E. James knew he had to...

Once rejected, now connected, Detroit is making a unique footprint on defining urban culture. With the announcement of the M-1 rail system, the city of Detroit is not only on the edge of becoming the business address of 25,000 new downtown residents, 200 new storefront businesses along Woodward Avenue and 20,000 new workers, but of...

By Zack Burgess – CHRONICLE EDITOR-AT-LARGEAs the state of Michigan recovers from a crippling recession and people work to get back on their feet, Gov. Rick Snyder is working on some form of relief.Snyder is working to make it possible for close to a half million low-income state residents – who are currently uninsured – eligible for Med...

By Zack Burgess – CHRONICLE EDITOR-AT-LARGEFor once in his life, former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick chose to remain silent, ironic for a guy known for his gregarious ways.The defense rested its case Wednesday without any of the defendants saying a word to the jury."I am choosing not to testify," Kilpatrick said to U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds.The...

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Rihanna left no doubt about how she feels about Chris Brown and the probation he's serving for beating her up four years ago.The pop star sat behind Brown in court Wednesday while a prosecutor asked a judge to order the singer to restart the community labor that is his punishment for the felony assault conviction.It was...

by Zack Burgess – CHRONICLE EDITOR-AT-LARGEHistory has a wonderful way of righting its wrongs. A person in South Africa no longer lives with the oppression of apartheid, Americans have a black president and sports can no longer be compared to slavery as it has often been suggested. Never before have the atrocities of man been more transparent than...

By Zack BurgessOn Monday the Detroit Free Press reported that Detroit firefighters will not be allowed on the hydraulic ladders on the department's fleet of aerial trucks unless there is an "immediate threat to life."The reason? Trucks have not been inspected for years.According to Fire Commissioner Donald Austin, firefighters will not be allowed...

by LZ Granderson CNN Contributor (CNN) — When then Sen. Obama was running for president, many of his critics accused him of being a Muslim…