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One might think coming face-to-face with the grim reaper following a major auto accident where doctors told his family he had a 3 percent chance of survival might dramatically change someone. Not so for Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. At least not when it comes to his politics and his larger than life John W...

If you watched “American Idol” on Thursday, May 2, you witnessed one of the most remarkable performances ever seen on television.The artist was the amazing, always inventive will.i.am — with a lot of well-choreographed accompaniment — performing “Bang Bang” from the motion picture “The Great Gatsby.” It was a feast for the eyes and the ears as will...

Amidst speculations that there is a movement underway to draft Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to enter an already crowded field for mayor, Bing himself will tell Detroiters Tuesday afternoon what he plans to do. Mayor Bing will appear at the Charles Wright Museum of African American History at noon to announce whether he will officially become a mayoral...

It would be difficult to ima­gine anyone not knowing who Byron Allen is because he has been a consistent presence on television for several decades.He was practically a kid when he was part of the ensemble cast of “Real People” that aired on NBC from 1979 to 1984. It was essentially a comedy talk show, one that spotlighted people with unusual hob...

No longer Snoop D-O-Double G, Snoop Lion is gearing up to release his twelfth studio album in May entitled “Reincarnated”. In case you missed it, after a “pilgrimage” to Jamaica, Snoop found spiritual enlightenment, converted to Rastafarianism and changed his name to Snoop Lion. His new, reggae sound is all about peace and love, not s...

There are times in life when our gifts are presented to us. If we pay attention and stay aligned, there is no turning back. For Luke Song his path led him to creating unforgettable hats. His entrepreneurial journey started as a young boy when he helped his mother with the family business. “I grew up working on the weekends at the boutique. It was t...

Just two days after officially announcing his run for Detroit mayor, Mike Duggan hit the pavements to connect with potential voters. Not even a snow storm could stop the candidate’s momentum last week. On Thursday, Feb. 28 Duggan spoke one-on-one with residents and students at Wayne County Community College District in...

Michael Burton learned the alphabet by repeating the letters stamped on the back of the automobiles he saw driving down street in his native Lansing, Michigan. “B-U-I-C-K” “F-O-R-D” “O-L-D-S-M-O-B-I-L-E” “C-H-E-V-R-O-L-E-T” Both his parents worked blue-collar jobs at Oldsmobile, his father in the forge....