ByD.L. Chandler On Thursday, March 7th, President Barack Obama signed the expanded Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on the eve of International Women’s Day. The signing of the bill took place at the Department of the Interior, with Vice President Joe Biden speaking first before introducing Mr. Obama. One of the many key highlights of the bill...
By CNN StaffMarch 8, 2013 -- Updated 1416 GMT (2216 HKT)(CNN) -- Legendary basketball player Michael Jordan applied for a marriage license Thursday in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jordan, who just turned 50, is set to marry Yvette Prieto.The marriage to the Cuban-American model would be the second for Jordan, now the majority owner of the NBA's...
by Roz EdwardImagine finally meeting your birth mother and asking the question that every adopted child asks — after “Why did you give me up?” — “What was I like as a baby?” And when the response is “I don’t know, you were black and I didn’t want to touch you,” there is no need to ask the initial question.Gail Perry-Mason’s Caucasian mother d...
American Coney Island, home of the iconic Detroit Coney Dog, recently opened its first out-of-state location at the D Las Vegas. As part of the dramatic transformation taking place at the new downtown property, the D is excited to bring a taste of Detroit to the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas.
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I’d like to think Emily T. Gail and I are kindred spirits. To date, my entire publishing career has been steeped in her simple slogan: “Say nice things about Detroit.” History tells us there were plenty of terrible (but true) things to say about Detroit in the 1970s when she launched her campaign. This was a post...
After having success with their sport championships, the Georgia State Games and the Georgia Sports Foundation decided to create the Scholastic Sports Olympiad in...
Michigan Chronicle - Labor department unveils newest job numbersDetails Category: News Briefs - Original Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 10:25 Written by Mark Gongloff, huffingtonpost Sign up now for the Michigan Chronicle Digital Daily newsletter! Feed Entries ...
