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GUEST EDITORIAL: What’s next after the marches?
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA We’ve seen it before: The injustice, the reactions, the non-stop talking and tweeting after yet another headline grabbing tragedy. We’ve seen the hours of commentary, the...
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Holiday shopping with Black-owned Detroit businesses
By Steve Furay Special to The Michigan Citizen [caption id="attachment_15819" align="alignleft" width="300"] Owners Vinetta Lloyd-Hughes and husband Cortez Hughes of Shop Play Love offer unique...
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Train nurses for all crises, not just Ebola, experts say
By Eric Freedman Capital News Service LANSING — The spread of Ebola to healthcare workers in the United States and the attack of enterovirus D68 among American children are drawing headlines, but...
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‘From the Motor City’
Pierre Anthony captures love, pain of living in Detroit By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen “You better watch your mouth,” sang Pierre Anthony as he banged out a drum beat on a wooden chair...
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NYC premiere of ‘Selma’ was star-studded event
By Mary Henry Special to The Michigan Citizen NEW YORK — The city of Detroit was well-represented among the galaxy of celebrants who honored the film premiere of “Selma” at New York City’s Ziegfeld...
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Detroit author releases ‘Pretty like Me’ app series
Dara Harper uses apps to tell stories, build financial independence By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen Anyone who spends time with young children knows they have a love and an affinity for our...
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CDC spins the entire food web in Detroit’s North End
By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen There used to be a liquor store at the corner of Second and Philadelphia. Now the building is home to over 3,500 tilapia fish and a floating field of basil...
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Resistance and transformation
By Malik Yakini Special to The Michigan Citizen Young people across the United States have recently set off a wave of resistance to police murders and a “justice system” that doesn’t value Black life....
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Defense Campaign building for Rev. Pinkney
Activists around the US are angered over racial injustice in southwest Michigan By Abayomi Azikiwe Pan-African News Wire Michigan political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney is now being held in Jackson...
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2014: A year of emergencies
Failures without consequences By Curt Guyette Special to the Michigan Citizen In terms of emergency management, 2014 proved to be one hell of a year. [caption id="attachment_15362" align="alignleft"...
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