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Learning can be just as much a physical process as it is psychological. Most of us are no stranger to the fact that environmental factors can impact our ability to concentrate.One powerful ecological threat to students is on the rise in Detroit. With some of the highest levels of lead poisoning in the nation, children in the city's public schools...

Detroit Branch NAACP and UAW Unveil Plans for 50th Anniversary Commemorative March Down Woodward The Detroit Branch NAACP and the UAW held a press conference today at Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School in Detroit to announce plans for the 50th Anniversary Commemorative March Down Woodward Avenue. The 50th Anniversary...

BEIJING (NNPA) – When Julia Wilson visited China for the first time in 2002, no one had to tell the former Los Angeles television reporter why China was known as “the Kingdom of Bikes.” Wilson, who is CEO of Washington, D.C.-based Wilson Global Communications, said: “It was so different, especially with the bicycles. Imagine r...

Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr's footprint will forever be stamped in the Capitol as a result of two pieces of legislation that he passed during his 17 years in Congress.In light of his curent legal problems these two items may not be mentioned at the ceremony unveiling the new statue of Rosa Parks going into Statuary Hall on Wednesday, February...

Michiganders will soon have one more way to satisfy their sweet tooth. Bloomfield-based Taubman Centers, Inc. has announced that the Cheesecake Factory will open its doors at Twelve Oaks Mall later on this year. With locations in over half of the states across the country, it will be the first time the eatery comes to the...

The adult romance novel 50 Shades of Grey is following a trend in Hollywood and will in fact be made into a film that could be in theaters as soon as the summer of 2014. Adam Fogelson, chairman of Universal Pictures has confirmed that production is moving quickly, but methodically."I don't believe that [EL James] had any interest in going to a...

Nailah Ellis (pronounced ni-E-luh) recalls as a youngster the reaction people had after tasting the homemade tea her father prepared during holidays or at family gatherings. Their animated glee was a dead giveaway that, indeed, the beverage was truly something special. It began with Ellis’ great-grandfather, who was a master c...

DETROIT—After serving multiple roles with Mayor Dave Bing’s administration, Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis is headed back to the private sector. Lewis served as corporate affairs officer before leaving the administration in 2010 to seek other opportunities. A year later, Bing rehired Lewis as his chief of staff and promoted him to...

In his State of the City address last week, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing cited various challenges and achievements during his term in office.Emmett Moten, Jr. CEO of the Moten Group, who is a co-owner of the Doubletree Hotel downtown and a former development advisor in the Coleman Young adminstration, said he was pleased that for the first time in a...

Officials in Lansing have determined that Detroit is in a state of 'financial emergency' with no solid plan for recovery. The decision was made by a team of six individuals appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in December to review the city's finances. The governor will use the findings to decide whether or not to appoint an...