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Detroit is in the midst of an unprecedented municipal financial collapse. An $18 billion mountain of debt is a staggering number that is shocking for anyone who lives, works or is invested, in this great city. To continue to deny that we have a financial crisis is to live under a rock. Furthermore, city services in Detroit are nowhere close to the...

Page 1 of 2CLOSED FOR FILMING OF "TRANSFORMERS 4"The Detroit Department of Transportation has announced the closure of the Rosa Parks Transit Center for one day beginning Sun., Aug. 4 at 5 a.m. to Mon., Aug 5 at 4 a.m., as Paramount Pictures was granted permission to film segments of "Transformers 4" from the facility. During this time, the...

Page 1 of 2Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is reminding residents to cast ballots in local elections Tuesday, Aug 6."Cities, townships and school districts throughout the state are asking for your input," said Johnson, Michigan's chief elections officer. "If your community is holding an election Tuesday, please take a few minutes to vote and let...

Detroit mayoral candidates are set to debate Tuesday, at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and Co-Sponsored by WWJ Newsradio 950.Write-in candidate Mike Duggan along with Benny Napoleon, Lisa Howze, Krystal Crittendon, and Tom Barrow head the list of those who have accepted invitations to participate in the debate. It is...

Page 1 of 2Darren Walker, who emerged from small-town Texas to an international career in law and finance before becoming a leader in the nonprofit and philanthropic worlds, will become the 10th president of the Ford Foundation this September, succeeding Luis A. Ubiñas, the foundation's Board of Trustees announced today.The Ford Foundation, with...

This is the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner ...

Page 1 of 2 Detroit is certainly experiencing its share — probably more than its share — of trials and tribulations, the latest and most publicized being the chapter 9 bankruptcy filed by emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr.At the same time, good things are happening in the city, including a new Meijer superstore, young professionals moving...

Page 1 of 2 Fantasia has come a long way since emerging as the season 3 winner on "American Idol" in 2004. Her winning was virtually assured when she delivered a spellbinding rendition of the George Gershwin classic "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess." The famed opera has, of course, been presented on the Broadway stage....

To date, voters have not heard one word from any of the candidates about their platform. We have no idea what any of them plan to do about jobs, homelessness, high taxes..... nothing. Not one word. Instead, what we get is constant posturing to eliminate one candidate over the other based on technicalities.The latest strategic move is a Detroit...

MARVIN BEATTY, Detroit developer and civic leader, discusses Meijer opening its first store in Detroit and why it is crucial for African-American developers to be engaged in the economic revitalization of the city. – Andre Smith photo Of late, there have been countless news stories emanating from Detroit that have focused on the city’s bankruptcy a...