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Although I have had it for months, I am just now reading Cissy Houston’s much-talked-about book, “Remembering Whitney” with its touching subtitle, “My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped.”Her story is fascinating and she made a point of being truthful about her own life and that of her beloved daughter, the late Whitney Houston...

It is a commonly held belief that the drug-laced decline of the late Whitney Houston can be traced directly to her husband of nearly 15 years, “bad boy” singer Bobby Brown. Closer to the truth is that Houston and Brown were, in fact, “birds of a feather.” Brown was, of course, a factor in the greater scheme of things,...

Kimberly Hill Knott, senior policy manager at Detroiters Working For Environmental Justice (DWEJ) and project director for the Detroit Climate Action Collaborative, said the three most pressing environmental justice issues for Detroiters are air quality, cumulative impact and climate change.A recent report stated that five of the state’s most t...

Amid widespread news reports that the governor sanctioned a “secret panel” to discuss ways in which to reshape public education in Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder responded by asking Mike Flanagan, state superintendent of public instruction, to lead future discussions in a more public and transparent manner.News reports began to surface approximately...

Despite pleas from both area residents and Mayor Bing, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments’ (SEMCOG) 50-member executive committee voted last Friday to shift $7 million from DDOT to SMART.According to SEMCOG Executive Director Paul Tait, the requested action was to establish a formula for allocating Federal Transit Administration capital...

Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) President George Jackson said that if he were talking to someone from out of town about Detroit’s economic development, he’d do so from the standpoint of Detroit being a good business climate and a great place to locate their company.“I guarantee that we would be a pleasant surprise to any perceptions you...

Since taking over one of the largest municipal governments in the country as Detroit’s emergency financial manager, on March 25, Washington, DC bankruptcy attorney Kevyn Orr is settling into his new position by issuing directives on how both the Detroit City Council and the Office of the Mayor will function under an emergency manager.Orr issued...

Page 1 of 10The great thing about music is that there is a song for every emotion or situation that life has to offer. Music can accompany your happiest moments, the craziest partiest, and even the most traumatizing break ups. There’s such a variety of break up songs available, you may never have to open your mouth. Sit your soon to be ex down, t...

Who supports an EFM in Detroit?Judging the recent public protests and media reports, one might assume that no one does.Several familiar faces have come out against Snyder's decision to appoint an emergency manager. Civil rights titans like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have expressed their disapproval, and the buck does not stop there.Many local...

It appears Detroit mayor Dave Bing and EFM Kevyn Orr might already be at odds.On Wednesday, Apr 3., Orr disavowed letters sent by the mayor's office stating that the city would stop honoring labor union contracts for it's police, fire and paramedics.It's an apparent miscommunication that speaks to the difficult task former bankruptcy lawyer, Orr ha...