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SPECIAL TO NEW AMERICA MEDIAAfter five years of nonstop bad news regarding Black unemployment, the Obama administration was finally able to celebrate some good news last month, or so it seemed.In July, African-American unemployment dipped to 12.6 percent, a small but significant change from June’s 13.7 percent unemployment rate and substantially l...

Wayne State University is Detroit’s pride. Its strategic location in this major African-American city provides the university an unparalleled opportunity to shape Detroit’s educational future while guaranteeing an empowering education to all who come from far and near from across the globe to get a Wayne State education.Aside from being one of the...

Mike Duggan formally unveiled his 15-page plan for addressing blight and abandonment in Detroit’s neighborhoods this past Monday night.Duggan spoke at length about his 10-point plan and how it would roll out if he were elected mayor Nov. 5, when he squares off against Wayne County Sheriff Benny NapoleonREAD: MIKE DUGGAN’S PLAN TO FIGHT BLIGHT IN D...

On Monday, the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission recommended he be removed from the bench and be suspended for six years if he wins re-election in 2014. McCree is accused of having an affair with a woman whose case he was overseeing.The Supreme Court's decision is expected in a month or two. ...

The Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry has been one of the premiere matchups in college football in recent history. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has gone back and forth on this idea. He previously stated that Michigan wasn’t one of Notre Dame’s traditional rivals. He later backed off that statement.Originally, Brian Kelly told reporters that the game was...

Gov. Rick Snyder and Treasurer Andy Dillon have been subpoenaed to give statements regarding the decision for Detroit to file for bankruptcy.According to WILX:WILX - Snyder is ordered to appear Sept. 17 at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 25 office in Detroit. Dillon and Baird must appear Sept. 18.The union...

Chrysler Group LLC today reported U.S. sales of 165,552 units, a 12 percent increase compared with sales in August 2012 (148,472 units), and the group’s best August sales since 2007.The Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram Truck and FIAT brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in August compared with the same month a year ago. The Ram Truck brand’s 29...

Austin Black II is the founder of City Living Detroit, a full-service real estate brokerage that is headquartered in Detroit’s thriving Midtown neighborhood. His firm specializes in properties located in Detroit with a focus on downtown, the growing riverfront, the cultural center, and the city’s historic neighborhoods.From an early age Black had...

Max Scherzer just didn’t have it in the series finale against the Oakland Athletics. Looking for his 20th win, he gave up six runs on eight hits in five innings. The game brought Scherzer’s ERA up to 2.90. Scherzer left the game losing 6-1. The game seemed like a lost cause until the bottom of the ninth. Oakland brought in their closer, Grant Bal...

About 20 shootings in Detroit greeted the week of the unveiling of 10 new EMS ambulances and 15 new police cars to Police Chief James Craig and Fire Commissioner Donald Austin, signaling the level of public safety challenge that the city faces even as the private sector stepped in with new vehicles to help combat crime in the city.The vehicles are...